Capitals 4 Knights 3 (Game 5 - Stanley Cup Finals)

Capitals win the Stanley Cup. First time I can EVER remember the Caps overachieving.

Capitals win the Stanley Cup. First time I can EVER remember the Caps overachieving.

 

You were the first person I thought of when they won it last night. Glad for Holtby and the rest of the Capitals, minus Ovechkin, that is.

You were the first person I thought of when they won it last night. Glad for Holtby and the rest of the Capitals, minus Ovechkin, that is.

Whoa, what do you have against Ovechkin?

Whoa, what do you have against Ovechkin?

Dude is a phenomenal player, but he's a dirty player IMO and all the embellishments over his career is just unnecessary. Never been a fan.

If there’s any Capital that I’m especially mortified won it is Tom Wilson. THAT is a dirty player. Ovi has his issues, but the raw joy on his face was nice to see. You can tell how badly he wanted this.

Dude is a phenomenal player, but he's a dirty player IMO and all the embellishments over his career is just unnecessary. Never been a fan.

I’m not a huge hockey guy so take this with a grain of salt, but there is a line between playing hard and playing dirty and I’ve always viewed Ovechkin as a hard player. I was more excited for him than anyone else last night because it sealed his legacy as one of the greats in the sport’s history.

Dude is a phenomenal player, but he's a dirty player IMO and all the embellishments over his career is just unnecessary. Never been a fan.

 

I concur. Ovechkin is a prima donna and is always animated after scoring. He's the ultimate cherry picker, who hangs bank and waits for the puck to be served on a silver platter to shoot. I am happy for Holtby and Oshie though. That's about it.

I’m not a huge hockey guy so take this with a grain of salt, but there is a line between playing hard and playing dirty and I’ve always viewed Ovechkin as a hard player. I was more excited for him than anyone else last night because it sealed his legacy as one of the greats in the sport’s history.

 

I get that, but he does more than cross the line. When a guy his size leaves the ice, literally launching himself at another player, he's risking someone's career, and he obviously doesn't care. Plus, I hate the embellishments. He's too good to do that stuff. Add to that what @Mediocre Nachos said, and I agree completely with him, it makes it easy for me to dislike the guy and even easier to not be happy for him finally getting a Stanley Cup championship. It doesn't ruin my day, but it would be like me being happy for Abdelkader winning any game.

 

Sorry, I meant to embed this. This video shows why I think he's a dirty player and what I mean about his embellishments, some of them would make a soccer player blush.