Anything to keep the heat off the great choke artist I suppose...
If he had sat on his ass and did nothing in the stats column in any important tourneys/playoff rounds I'd agree with you. Anything he hasn't done his team hasn't helped. What more can a winger do?
But you guys keep holding onto that if it makes you believe who the better hockey player is. It's a good thing you guys got Malkin.
Proof? Ovi never shows up when his team needs him most. Where was he in game 7 last year when crosby and the pens rolled through the caps on home ice.
This shows exactly how little you know. That game 7 when they were down 5-0, Ovechkin raced and beat everybody to the puck near Fleury to score the 1 goal. 5-0 late in the game and he still puts out 100%. He showed up... nobody else did. There's only so much 1 guy can do.
And it's funny you talk about points when the guy racks up assists for a living... you do know how much easier those are right? 1 year he scores 1 more goal (in 9 more games) and all of a sudden he's equal in your eyes I'm sure.