eleven24 Posted January 28, 2016 Share Posted January 28, 2016 Predictable. "This was a hard decision but we talk about it, coaching staff, trainers, and we tried to battle through it. But it's stayed the same," Ovechkin said after Washington's 4-3 overtime loss to the Philadelphia Flyers at Verizon Center. "I have to get ready for the rest of the year, get healthy, and I think we have a good chance to have success and I want to be a part of it. I don't want to miss important things." "I wanted to go there and play in the All-Star Game; it's a huge opportunity and a huge honor. But I was not healthy in probably like a couple months," "I've been selected captain and I've never been a captain in an All-Star Game," Ovechkin said. "It's a huge honor. But we talked about it maybe [the] last couple weeks and last week it was very serious. Should I go? Should I not go?" "The snowstorm came and it felt like maybe it's going to help and it [didn't]," Ovechkin said. "I cleaned my house and it was my bad decision. I want to thank the fans for voting me and tell them sorry" Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RJ8812 Posted January 28, 2016 Share Posted January 28, 2016 Him, like every other player (aside from Jon Scott), just doesn't want to go waste his time at the game and I don't blame him either. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
radoran Posted January 28, 2016 Share Posted January 28, 2016 1 hour ago, RJ8812 said: Him, like every other player (aside from Jon Scott), just doesn't want to go waste his time at the game and I don't blame him either. Yeah, the game's a bit of a joke. And the pace of 3-on-3 isn't very conducive to, say, nursing a gammy groin or other nagging injury. They should take this out of the regular season and maybe do a "midsummer special" or something. I still don't know that hockey players are ever really going to want to do it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AJgoal Posted January 28, 2016 Share Posted January 28, 2016 9 minutes ago, radoran said: Yeah, the game's a bit of a joke. And the pace of 3-on-3 isn't very conducive to, say, nursing a gammy groin or other nagging injury. They should take this out of the regular season and maybe do a "midsummer special" or something. I still don't know that hockey players are ever really going to want to do it. "You needn't eat the leg, Thompson..." And summer's for drinkin' beer and feeling up cops. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RJ8812 Posted January 28, 2016 Share Posted January 28, 2016 34 minutes ago, radoran said: Yeah, the game's a bit of a joke. And the pace of 3-on-3 isn't very conducive to, say, nursing a gammy groin or other nagging injury. They should take this out of the regular season and maybe do a "midsummer special" or something. I still don't know that hockey players are ever really going to want to do it. The players aren't going to play some meaningless summer game Just get rid of it all together and give the league a long weekend off Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
radoran Posted January 28, 2016 Share Posted January 28, 2016 39 minutes ago, RJ8812 said: The players aren't going to play some meaningless summer game Just get rid of it all together and give the league a long weekend off Increasingly, they're not playing a meaningless mid-season game, either. I'd kill the damn thing in a heartbeat if I was in charge. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AJgoal Posted January 28, 2016 Share Posted January 28, 2016 2 minutes ago, radoran said: Increasingly, they're not playing a meaningless mid-season game, either. I'd kill the damn thing in a heartbeat if I was in charge. But then what would you threaten Calgary with not getting if they don't build you a new stadium? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
radoran Posted January 28, 2016 Share Posted January 28, 2016 Just now, AJgoal said: But then what would you threaten Calgary with not getting if they don't build you a new stadium? "We won't threaten our executives with needing to go to the middle of Alberta in July for the draft!" Oh, wait.. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pilldoc Posted January 28, 2016 Share Posted January 28, 2016 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
radoran Posted January 28, 2016 Share Posted January 28, 2016 1 minute ago, pilldoc said: Steve Harvey feels slighted by this post. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pilldoc Posted January 28, 2016 Share Posted January 28, 2016 17 minutes ago, radoran said: Steve Harvey feels slighted by this post. LOL .... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
WordsOfWisdom Posted January 28, 2016 Share Posted January 28, 2016 1 hour ago, AJgoal said: But then what would you threaten Calgary with not getting if they don't build you a new stadium? Best quote ever! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
OccamsRazor Posted January 28, 2016 Share Posted January 28, 2016 So why is this topic in the Flyer forum?? No one gives a crap about AO. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pilldoc Posted January 28, 2016 Share Posted January 28, 2016 1 hour ago, OccamsRazor said: So why is this topic in the Flyer forum?? No one gives a crap about AO. you are right...never noticed...moved to its rightful home, Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
canadahod Posted February 2, 2016 Share Posted February 2, 2016 I wish Ovi all the best, this season is going very well so far for caps and i personally think it was a right decision for him. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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