Theo Fleury: Celebrate when your team scores, just the way Alexander Ovechkin does

 Theo Fleury talks to George Johnson, CALGARY HERALD, Mar. 29, 2009 "Cherry full of sour Grapes":

Why does it bother us so much when Alex Ovechkin celebrates a goal?

That's his job... to score goals. He's the best goal scorer of his generation. So because Don Cherry is upset about this we need to talk about it for weeks? C'mon.

Don't get me wrong, this guy is one of the best PR guys around, but as someone who actually played and had a lot of success in my day, I can't take it any longer. I'm calling a spade a spade on this one. The Washington Capitals are fun to watch and the reason is every guy on that team loves to score.

I like guys that make me feel part of the game and Ovechkin makes me feel as if I'm part of the game. I remember when I scored my first NHL goal--I wanted to jump out of my own skin. There is no better feeling than that.

Well, if the guys on the other team are p---ed off about Ovechkin's goal celebrations, then do something about it. Play harder against him. Good luck with that, though.

As a fan of the game, I want to see the guys who actually give two hoots about what they do on the ice. When they get excited about scoring, it makes me feel good inside and gets me closer to the game. You can't play hockey without emotion and excitement. It's what makes the game so great. You never know what the outcome is gonna be. Every second of every minute something could happen that makes part of history. I'm getting goose bumps writing about it.

The fans want to feel as much a part of the game as the players do and when Ovechkin scores, he shows a part of himself that the fans enjoy seeing.

So celebrate when your team scores, just the way Alexander Ovechkin does.

Until next time, chew on that.

“He's a staple as far as Canadian hockey goes. And I grew up watching Coach's Corner, and he serves a purpose. But he really does not know shit about hockey. He knows, like, unnecessary facts about putting Sears catalogues on your shin pads. He says a lot of things. He calls people by their wrong names. And it's just, like, enough of this guy.”

~ Sean Avery's interview on the CBC's The Hour.

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