In a poll of 292 players, Alex Ovechkin became the first back-to-back winner [of Sporting News'...

In a poll of 292 players, Alex Ovechkin became the first back-to-back winner [of Sporting News' player of the year award] since Pittsburgh's Jaromir Jagr (1999-2000). The top three:
1. Alex Ovechkin, Capitals 147
2. Evgeni Malkin, Penguins 65
3. Pavel Datsyuk, Red Wings 23

- Sporting News

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It's no contest, Alex wins

It always makes me laugh when other teams’ fans call him dirty. The players certainly don’t think so.

by boutros23 on May 21, 2009 2:17 PM EDT reply actions

i wonder about that sometimes. orpik said he thinks AO is trying to hurt people (and indicated that other pens felt the same way). just gamesmanship during an intense playoff series, or the developing sentiment around the NHL?

by Natty Bumppo on May 21, 2009 2:31 PM EDT up reply actions

Orpik, in professional terms, is “projecting.”

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by J.P. on May 21, 2009 2:35 PM EDT up reply actions 3 recs

players seem to have forgotten that there is a difference between hitting your opponent as hard as possible (intimidation) vs. intent to injure/dirty hits.

lame.

by ns on May 21, 2009 2:46 PM EDT up reply actions 1 recs

I think most folks think Ovechkin is reckless, and doesn’t consider injury risk to himself or anyone else enough in how he plays. I don’t think too many players think he’s actually trying to hurt someone, but I do think they wish he’d be more careful.

I wish he’d be more careful.

by Gould Old Days on May 21, 2009 2:54 PM EDT up reply actions

I could understand if an opposing player were to confront AO in the locker room and say something like, “You’re everyone’s problem. That’s because every time you go out on the ice, you’re unsafe. I don’t like you because you’re dangerous.”

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by J.P. on May 21, 2009 2:58 PM EDT up reply actions 4 recs

sounds like something a team captain might want to breach Ovie . he might top player in the world, but he’s still young and needs guidance.

by ns on May 21, 2009 3:01 PM EDT up reply actions

Nice Ice Man pull

You can't reason someone out of something they weren't reasoned into.

by ChrisAm on May 21, 2009 3:02 PM EDT up reply actions

ooooh. crap

by ns on May 21, 2009 3:06 PM EDT up reply actions

Rec’d for being the second Top Gun reference of the day. Well played Sir.

by Sct112 on May 21, 2009 3:06 PM EDT up reply actions

“That’s right Bett…Man. I am dangerous.”

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by PPP on May 21, 2009 4:45 PM EDT up reply actions

i buy the “reckless” label

by ns on May 21, 2009 2:59 PM EDT up reply actions

Isn’t it funny, though, that if he isn’t “reckless” or hits people at full force, then that would make him “soft?”

by bigmac1124 on May 21, 2009 3:15 PM EDT up reply actions

The players got it right. Hopefully the writers did too. guess that makes him a lock for the Pearson.

by Sombrero Guy on May 21, 2009 2:29 PM EDT reply actions

i would LOVE to know which players voted, and for whom.

by ns on May 21, 2009 2:46 PM EDT up reply actions

It’s not just that he won — it’s by how much. You have to think that a bunch of players will vote for their own teammates. Once you account for that, Ovechkin’s margin of victory is even more impressive. He got more than half the votes!

by Gould Old Days on May 21, 2009 2:43 PM EDT reply actions

I think there is a rule against voting for a player from your team in a lot of those player voted awards

by Sombrero Guy on May 21, 2009 5:31 PM EDT up reply actions

Yeah, Sports Illustrated did one of those too. It’s in the new issue. Alex won 51% there.

Otherwise, why I got this magazine I have no idea, other than it was a cheap subscription so I thought I’d try it. Ugh.

by gfcaps fan on May 21, 2009 6:07 PM EDT up reply actions

I actually like Sports Illustrated, when they’re not trying to shove basketball down my throat (No problem with NCAA basketball, but NBA is boring as hell).

I'm so sick and tired of the refs explaining the calls like this is the NFL.

by Whiter Mage on May 21, 2009 6:22 PM EDT up reply actions

There’s generally about half a dozen pages that I read every week. I like the feature about kids to watch, who’s hot and not and a few other things. There’s just not enough there any more to be worth it. At 25 cents an issue, maybe.

by gfcaps fan on May 21, 2009 7:04 PM EDT up reply actions

Link to SI...

http://vault.sportsillustrated.cnn.com/vault/article/magazine/MAG1155624/index.htm

Crosby gets 1.9%. Not sure I agree, but who cares…

by ninefttall on May 21, 2009 9:05 PM EDT up reply actions

I’m waiting for Arguably Magazine to announce their MVP. It should be a lock since the media always says “Alex Ovechkin, Arguably the best player in the world.”

by b.orr4 on May 21, 2009 3:10 PM EDT reply actions 2 recs

yup

trophy presented by john buccigross!

to present the award for “player i’d pay money to watch”….bob mckenzie!
to present the award for “most exciting player in the world”….matthew barnaby!

just come out and say it, guys. the canadian oil reserves won’t dry up.

by Natty Bumppo on May 21, 2009 3:24 PM EDT up reply actions

Speaking of Russians, did anyone notice the Kozlov interview on OFB where he said he would probably take less money to come back next year? I bet his agent loved that.

by b.orr4 on May 21, 2009 3:25 PM EDT reply actions

Geezers line!

Clark – Fedorov – Kozlov ?
Brashear – Fedorov – Kozlov ????

On second thought, perhaps no.

by Gould Old Days on May 21, 2009 3:32 PM EDT up reply actions

b.orr, thanks for pointing that out. here’s the correct link.

If you were offered to stay in Washington, but with a reduced contract, would you agree?

“I would probably agree. But I don’t know how many years I would last there. You know that an athlete’s [career] is short. At the same time I am hearing that the KHL is a very
interesting league. I was following the Gagarin Cup and caught myself thinking that it would be interesting to play in the Russian [league]. Right now I am at a crossroads. I don’t know what turn my career would take. It is good in America, and it is also interesting back home. I have not made a firm decision yet. But I hope to make it soon.”

by Natty Bumppo on May 21, 2009 3:35 PM EDT up reply actions

less money than we paid him this season, or less money than the KHL would offer? Could be a big difference…

by Sombrero Guy on May 21, 2009 5:32 PM EDT up reply actions

I would fucking love if Koz came back for around a mil.

I'm so sick and tired of the refs explaining the calls like this is the NFL.

by Whiter Mage on May 21, 2009 6:31 PM EDT up reply actions

Thanks, Natty. I have no idea where my link came from.

by b.orr4 on May 21, 2009 3:41 PM EDT reply actions

Gratifying, isn’t it?

by CapitalCentre on May 21, 2009 5:44 PM EDT reply actions

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