I posted this in an Olympic OT thread, but figured they deserved their own fanshot. Pretty...

I posted this in an Olympic OT thread, but figured they deserved their own fanshot. Pretty freaking awesome.

http://voices.washingtonpost.com/capitalsinsider/alex-ovechkins-skates.html

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FIRESKATES!

I have a C on my heart.

by boutros23 on Feb 15, 2010 8:08 PM EST reply actions

Scratching his inner goalie, is Ovechkin.

Now helping to keep an eye on all things Gr8 at Alex Ovetjkin.

by EmilyB on Feb 15, 2010 8:13 PM EST reply actions

what is that goat thing?

by teac on Feb 15, 2010 9:55 PM EST reply actions

Probably it’s a sheep thing, which is a riff on his last name “little sheep”. Baa!

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by EmilyB on Feb 15, 2010 10:24 PM EST up reply actions

I figured it was probably a bear, since Russia is into bears. Honestly it looks like a gorilla to me, though.

"I broke my face," he said. "Ran into Brendan Shanahan. You can Google it."

by dinasaur on Feb 16, 2010 12:48 AM EST up reply actions

It's a Demon Sheep!

Game-Over Green? Canada-Over Carlson!

by Scott in Shaw on Feb 16, 2010 5:30 PM EST up reply actions 1 recs

That very vision keeps Don Cherry up at night.

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by EmilyB on Feb 16, 2010 5:59 PM EST up reply actions

Just for pissing off Grapes… works for me.

"We'll just reload our weapons and be ready for the second half of the season." - AO

by bagace on Feb 16, 2010 6:33 PM EST up reply actions

those are god awful ugly… ovi…. why..

"the other day on sportscenter they said something along the lines of "the capitals score so much tiger woods is jealous" haha had me laughing hard while i was eating my cereal"

by highslot84 on Feb 16, 2010 10:21 AM EST reply actions

and here I thought I was the only one who thought so.

Also, its a sheep, not a bear… Ovechkin means something like sheep in Russian apparently.

I am a hockey fan first, and a Caps fan second.

by iwearstripes on Feb 16, 2010 1:06 PM EST up reply actions

From the Greek word for sheep.

(Yes, I know about the avatar hounding - just pretend mine is invisible.)

by oldemystix on Feb 16, 2010 1:49 PM EST up reply actions

The skates are a bit much. The flames are fine but the rest crosses the line on taste. It is the Olympics not an exhibition game. Moderation, Ovie, moderation.

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by oldemystix on Feb 16, 2010 1:52 PM EST reply actions

I doubt the word moderation is even in his vocabulary.

by J.B on Feb 16, 2010 3:55 PM EST up reply actions 1 recs

I’ll send him the OED with certain entries marked.

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by oldemystix on Feb 17, 2010 10:14 AM EST up reply actions

I love it, and I wish they would all do this even for the regular season. More work for artists, more fun for fans, and just imagine what the charity auctions would raise.

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by EmilyB on Feb 16, 2010 4:36 PM EST reply actions 1 recs