Alexander Ovechkin scored his 50th goal of the season in his team's 5-2 victory against the Tampa Bay Lightning which should have been a chance for him to show some class, but Ovie used the goal as a chance to show off by dropping his stick and pretending that the stick was red hot. I'm sure you've seen the video, but if not, take a look here Ovechkin Celebrates 50th Goal. It shows the goal (a beauty) and then Ovechkin doing his celebration, followed by dressing room interviews. You can just imagine Don Cherry's indignation tomorrow night on Coaches Corner. Cherry will no doubt rip a strip off of Ovechkin for his "bush-league" move. Don lauded Ovechkin last week for showing restraint following his 49th goal, but you can almost hear Cherry getting warmed up.
What do I think? The celebration was kinda funny, but we don't need premeditated celebratory stuff like that. You have to love Ovie's emotional play and the excitement he generates, but someone on the Tampa team should have said something to him about it not being very cool. Captain Vinnie LeCavelier might have mentioned that it was inappropriate as Ovechkin scored on the Bolts young rookie and that it left a bad taste in the collective mouths of the franchise's fans in their home rink. I don't think anyone should have tackled Ovie or taken liberties, but you don't show off like that in my barn. But Vinnie and the Bolts didn't say anything.
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