Let Ovechkin Celebrate

 Ted's Take, Mar. 20, 2009:

I am happy for Alex Ovechkin and that he passed 50 goals once again.

I won’t comment on his goal scoring celebration. He is enthusiastic and a show man and now I hope he is totally focused on getting ready for playoff hockey. All that matters to us and to him is how we do as a team. We are way past personal achievements now as an organization.

I do take umbrage to Tampa though commenting on this celebration as I do remember the new ownership entering the league and declaring they would win the division championship this year even before the first puck was dropped. The celebrations and word play cut both ways I believe.

by KEVIN SCHULTZ, Mar. 20,2009, Fan House NHL

For all the belly aching about Ovechkin, it's amazing the hypocrisy that exists. Some of those who think he's making a mockery of the art of goal-scoring are the same people who take shots at the NHL's marketing department for its lack of initiative selling its stars or attracting new eyeballs to the game. In Ovechkin's case, he is part of the NHL's marketing department. The NHL doesn't have to lift a finger while he creates attention and buzz for them. Those same critics get bored when players say the same things over and over again in interviews. That's not Oveckin's style. He makes things interesting and livens up a league that's devoid of personality, all while being arguably the best player in the game.

Whether it's scoring 50 goals a season with flair, riding Segways around Washington or getting creative with his shootout attempts at the All-Star Game, what's not to like? The kid has personality. Heaven forbid this sport have any of that!

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