Fans Turn on Alex Ovechkin After Tasteless Statement
Alex Ovechkin received a lot of criticism since he started his career. It seems that recently, it all comes from the same person: Dominik Hasek.
Now, Ovi talked back.
Former NHLer Dominik Hasek Takes Massive Shot at Ovechkin
It all started when Hsaek took a shot a Ovi for supporting Vladimir Putin. He didn't hold back in his comments:
I also want to write, that I am very sorry for those Russian athletes, who condemn V. Putin and his Russian aggression in Ukraine. However, at the moment I also consider their exclusion a necessity.
Hasek's comments echoes what many people have been thinking in the last year. But he finally got Ovi's attention.
Hasek has just echoed the sentiments that many others have had over the past year, but now, he's caught the attention of Ovechkin.
Ovechkin Answers to Hasek
Ovi's reaction is exactly what you'd expect from him. Over his career, we saw many times that comments like these don't affect him. This one isn't an exception:
His answer wasn't appreciated by many fans, who don't have the same stance on Russia's situation.
It looks like we're not near the end of this!
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| POLL | ||
SEPTEMBRE 18 | 944 ANSWERS Fans Turn on Alex Ovechkin After Tasteless Statement Do you think the NHL should ban Russian players? | ||
| Yes | 303 | 32.1 % |
| No | 641 | 67.9 % |
| LIST OF POLLS | ||
| G | A | PTS | ||
| Zachary Werenski | 2 | 3 | 5 | |
| Sean Monahan | 1 | 3 | 4 | |
| Jesper Bratt | 2 | 1 | 3 | |
| Frederick Gaudreau | 2 | 1 | 3 | |
| Jack Hughes | - | 3 | 3 | |
| Nikita Kucherov | - | 3 | 3 | |
| Mackenzie Weegar | - | 3 | 3 | |
| Kent Johnson | 2 | - | 2 | |
| Alexander Wennberg | 2 | - | 2 | |
| Mitchell Chaffee | 1 | 1 | 2 | |
| Anthony Cirelli | 1 | 1 | 2 | |
| Matthew Coronato | 1 | 1 | 2 | |
| Marcus Foligno | 1 | 1 | 2 | |
| Nick Foligno | 1 | 1 | 2 | |
| Conor Geekie | 1 | 1 | 2 | |
| Brandon Hagel | 1 | 1 | 2 | |
| Stefan Noesen | 1 | 1 | 2 | |
| Corey Perry | 1 | 1 | 2 | |
| Igor Sharangovich | 1 | 1 | 2 | |
| Dmitry Voronkov | 1 | 1 | 2 | |
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| STANDINGS 2024-2025 | ||||||
TOP 10 | GP | W | L | OL | PTS | |
Jets | 19 | 16 | 3 | - | 32 | |
Wild | 19 | 13 | 3 | 3 | 29 | |
Hurricanes | 19 | 14 | 5 | - | 28 | |
Devils | 22 | 13 | 7 | 2 | 28 | |
Capitals | 19 | 13 | 5 | 1 | 27 | |
Golden Knights | 20 | 12 | 6 | 2 | 26 | |
Maple Leafs | 20 | 12 | 6 | 2 | 26 | |
Rangers | 18 | 12 | 5 | 1 | 25 | |
Panthers | 20 | 12 | 7 | 1 | 25 | |
Flames | 20 | 11 | 6 | 3 | 25 | |
| Conference | Cumulative | ||||||