ALEXANDER OVECHKIN RUMORS
Capitals say Ovechkin played with hurt left foot
Alex Ovechkin played the last two games of the Washington Capitals' season with what the team said Thursday is a hairline fracture in his left foot.
Ovechkin was hurt during Game 6 of Washington's first-round playoff series against the New York Rangers, a 1-0 loss on Sunday. The Capitals didn't explain specifically how their captain got injured, but Ovechkin did get...
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Alex Ovechkin's exit comments raise plenty of questions
Washington Capitals captain Alexander Ovechkin had some very interesting parting words before he joined the Russian national team at the World Championships. A disappointing Game 7 loss should irritate Ovechkin, but it's not exactly something he's not familiar with. His team tends to exit in seven games quite often, giving fans high hopes then breaking their hearts.
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Another early playoff exit for Ovechkin, Capitals
Washington Capitals captain Alex Ovechkin knows full well that his playoff failures are adding up.
And the two-time NHL MVP knows what that means for the way people think about his career.
Meeting with reporters Tuesday, a day after Washington's 5-0 home loss to the New York Rangers in Game 7 of a first-round series, the Russian wing says: ''Nobody remember losers....
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Alex Ovechkin’s NHL Conspiracy Theory
Oh boy.
On Monday Night Alex Ovechkin and his Washington Capitals were eliminated from the NHL Playoffs by the New York Rangers. On Tuesday morning, Pat Leonard of The New York Daily News reported that Ovi suggested to a Russian reporter that the NHL wanted the Rangers to win game 6 and force a game 7.
“Not saying there was a phone call, but they wanted Game 7,” Ovechkin reportedly...
Ovechkin joining Russia for world championships
Washington Capitals captain Alex Ovechkin will join Russia's team at the ice hockey world championships in Finland.
It will be Ovechkin's ninth appearance in the tournament. He helped Russia win the gold medal last year and in 2008. He has 26 goals and 18 assists in 55 games.
The news that he'll play for Russia comes Tuesday, a day after Ovechkin's Capitals were...
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POINTING FINGERS
Ovechkin blames refs for ugly loss?
The Capitals were eliminated from the playoffs courtesy of a 5-0 Game 7 blowout loss to the Rangers and Alexander Ovechkin subtly blamed the NHL and the refs.
Alex Ovechkin’s Controller Got Disconnected During Caps Playoff Game
This .GIF is making its rounds across the Internets, and for good reason. For some reason Alex felt like he didn’t need to put much effort into blocking this shot by the Rangers. In fact it did look like he just had some sort of malfunction as Alex just let Derek Stepan have a wide open shot. Thank you to whomever made this brilliant piece of art. The Rangers beat the Caps 4-3...
Alex Ovechkin Makes Mockery of Backchecking, Glides Into Zone During Rangers Goal (Video)
Alex Ovechkin is one of the game’s best offensive players, but his defensive skills — and efforts — are simply embarrassing.
At least they were on Wednesday night, when he was gliding through his defensive zone as the Rangers put up a third period insurance goal at Madison Square Garden.
Check out his pathetic attempt at backchecking in the video below, and if you have kids...
Someone Unplugged Alex Ovechkin’s Controller (GIF)
Washington Capitals fans surely can’t be happy with Alex Ovechkin’s hustle on the play pictured above where the Rangers scored a goal. For someone who said the Rangers don’t like to play physical, Ovechkin sure is getting in there and mixing it up on that play. But this GIF is just hilarious. It is about as perfect a GIF as you can get: Unless of course you are a Caps fan...
BLOOPER REEL
Ovechkin has trouble saying line during shoot
Washington Capitals captain Alex Ovechkin had some trouble saying the line "Hockey at its best" during a recent promo shoot for Verizon NHL GameCenter, leading to a hilarious blooper reel. Teammate John Carlson tries to provide some guidance for Ovechkin, but ends up producing the perfect spit-take. Video via VerizonWireless. Visit us at holdoutsports.com and follow us...
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