Comments on: Ovechkin to remain on right wing

By: prosportswashington

prosportswashington — Tue, 22 Jan 2013 20:24:04 +0000

im hoping that GMGM and Ted Leionisis stay patient with Oates. Nobody remembers the fact that the caps have not had the same system for more then a season in 3 years

By: hockeyflow33

hockeyflow33 — Tue, 22 Jan 2013 20:00:58 +0000

Yea, what does Adam Oates know about scoring right?

By: hockeywithdrawal

hockeywithdrawal — Tue, 22 Jan 2013 19:47:10 +0000

I agree completely, didn’t realize I had just said the same damn thing.

By: hockeywithdrawal

hockeywithdrawal — Tue, 22 Jan 2013 19:46:14 +0000

You get one coach that wants to implement a defensive scheme with one of the most offensively talented group of forwards in the NHL, only to replace him with a coach that wants to take one of the leagues most lethal LW’s and make him play a position he’s admittedly “lost” at.

What is wrong with this picture? I don’t buy that shooting from the left circle was Ovi’s only “move”…any more than shooting from that spot is Stamkos’ only “move”.

By: ravenscaps48

ravenscaps48 — Tue, 22 Jan 2013 19:20:10 +0000

Exactly right. He still has the knack for just standing around too, not good

By: prosportswashington

prosportswashington — Tue, 22 Jan 2013 19:08:32 +0000

He was 5th in the NHL in goals last year. The only numbers that have been low for him are shots, +/- and assists which I think could tell us more about the rest of the teams scoring ability than his own

By: stakex

stakex — Tue, 22 Jan 2013 19:06:01 +0000

The only time he looked good on Saturday was when he was playing the left side on the power play.

By: stakex

stakex — Tue, 22 Jan 2013 19:04:49 +0000

Ovechkin scored 38 goals last year on a team that was playing “dump and don’t chase” hockey. I wouldn’t say it was his style of play that was killing his numbers, but rather Hunters style of play. So I’m not really sure if taking him out of the position he has always known is such a hot idea. Perhaps it will work out, but I wouldn’t be suprised to see Ovi back on left wing by mid-season.

I also don’t buy into the notion that Ovechkin had one move, and that has now been shut down by teams. The guy scored 50 goals in his 5th season (and still scored 38 last year, his 7th season). You mean to tell me he’s a one move wonder, and it took teams SIX years to stop it? I doubt that very much. Its far more likely the switch to defense first hockey under Boudreau two years ago, and then defense only hockey under Hunter last year simply did not gel with his style of play.

By: ravenscaps48

ravenscaps48 — Tue, 22 Jan 2013 18:56:43 +0000

He looked LOST on the RW on Saturday. I hope he gets in a rhythm playing over there

By: ethanmacleod1685

ethanmacleod1685 — Tue, 22 Jan 2013 18:41:11 +0000

Not a caps fan but I really hope ovi can find his game!

By: jpelle82

jpelle82 — Tue, 22 Jan 2013 18:15:38 +0000

glad oates finally addressed what every other coach in the nhl has game-planned for when they play washington. dont know how taking away his only move will work out but we will see….oates knows more than me.