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Loading ...Goddamn, Alexander Ovechkin is amazing. I hate the Washington Capitals almost as much as I hate the Detroit Red Wings (and that is a lot of hate there, kids)—but I’ll gladly give this kid his due. He’s got amazing hands, plays a more physical game than you would expect a Russian to play, and….wow. Just wow. If the Capitals ever get their shit together I’ll actually be afraid of them.
I’m finding myself watching last night’s Hurricanes-Capitals game over and over again, because of two things:
- Alexander Ovechkin
- The Hurricanes actually scoring power play goals.
Well that and Nicky Wallin’s Steve Smith moment—surely, it is a sign of Laviolette’s “all for one” philosophy that the team rallied from that goal and to a man busted their asses to erase their teammate’s mistake. That, to me, is one of the biggest signs that the team has changed from the Maurice era.
Do I declare the Hurricanes’ power-play woes solved? Of course not, that would be foolish. The power play is still anemic, when you look at the expanding picture of this season, and it still needs work. But they did look a LOT better last night than they did the first three games of the season, so I hold out hope that this can continue over the course of the season.
I’m also really excited about the way things panned out last night. However, I have to temper my excitement by considering that we did that against the Crapitals. It’s no major accomplishment to kick the crud out of them. Morgan Patrick had to remind callers to do the same during the post game show.
Despite that, getting the power play going will let the guys relax a little and that’s always good. All those guys getting their first tallies will also ease some tension.
How long can Eric Staal keep this up? Only time will tell.
I agree about Ovechkin. I don’t like the Capitals, but Ovechkin is fun to watch. He looks a lot like Predators prospect Alexander Radulov (another Russian Alexander) on the ice - he just LOVES to play hockey and skate and score goals and make things happen. I may end up watching more Caps games this year just to see Ovechkin play.