i think ovechkin would do that a lot last year, but at the same time there were whole PP possessions which he looked like he didn't want the puck at all. he'd basically stay back and get out of the way of green's point, or lazily swing down low and swing back to the blue line.

but i agree with you that it's actually quite annoying. i've started watching some KHL games, and there's a lot of that going on, especially with speedy guys, but to me it looks a bit like a gimmick. like you are trying to distract the defender, even if it's obvious that there's no way you can make any sort of move to the inside or down low. i don't know, but i don't see that strategy working. if you can make the defender take his eye off of you, you can sometimes pull off a brilliant goal, but if PK defense is solid, you are just taking yourself out of the play and making it a 4-on-4. if you need a rest, sit down, don't skate around there like brian boitano hoping someone falls for it.

Ovechkin played the point on the PP in pretty much every caps gave I've seen

ovechkin plays a ton of time on the PP - if he played down low he couldn't stay out there for the full 2 minutes.

Does Ovechkin ever not play? He averages like 58 minutes a game

maybe it's just that he hasn't looked great on the PP in the past couple games

good point. maybe they should play him a tiny bit less.

Oh what's that? Another win that shoulda been ours? ah **** this poop

heard from Chris Clark after coming off the ice after his fight: "that went longer than I wanted it to". hahhaha

should not have been your win. still have no idea how the caps came out of that period up 2-0 with the way the devils got chances.

Theodore played really well

i am concentrating on the yankees right now, but guys, what the hell is going on with the CAPS? feels like the team is in a major funk.

also, Muresan, any desire to start a Wizards thread?

They really shoulda beat Pitt and the Rangers, got beat against Detroit, gave up a lot of chances against the Devils but still coulda taken the game.

Not from me, but go for it if you'd like.

nah, i was just a little surprised, there seem to be a lot of washington fans, but not for the wizards. they may actually be pretty good in the east, and they seem to have done a great thing in not drafting Rubio. i always sort of expect washington teams to make the mistake, rather than avoid it somehow.

that was a debacle. When he got drafted I heard "he's so well-spoken" more than anything about his game. The Wizards eat ass, I haven't liked them since they switched their name. I guess it is strange I have a former Bullets player as my 2p2 name but don't give a **** about the NBA

dude, pick out a weekend home game to meet up at. i have a few weekends free coming up.

Look into Nov. 7th against the Panthers. I've got a couple busy weekends coming up

Awwww, ain't this cute.

stay in your thread noob

I was going to say go get a room ******s but I realized you guys are in one already. I foresee a dutch-rudder ITT.

I foresee mediocrity for the Vancouver Canucks, while I see the Caps finally playing Bruce's system again and vaulting to the head of the NHL, and bringing home the Stanley Cup

You only thing you foresee is sylar's foreskin.

sylar you speaking fluent Russian means we should go to Russia Bar after the game and mingle with Semin and Ovie

my dad gave away the tickets to the Sharks game but I picked up a couple on stubhub for 14 bucks a piece. what a steal! I swear if I don't get to hear Poison after the game signifying a win i'm gonna be ****in pissed

get me drunk enough, and i'll be speaking russian all the way home.

muresan greearing it up itt