jerseysteve Posted May 18, 2015 Share Posted May 18, 2015 Don't know if you saw this yet, but Kovy stirred some controversy at the Worlds. http://prohockeytalk.nbcsports.com/2015/05/18/russia-to-be-punished-for-completely-out-of-order-actions-after-worlds-final-loss-to-canada/ Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Colorado Rockies 1976 Posted May 18, 2015 Share Posted May 18, 2015 (edited) At least guys like Ovechkin and Malkin stayed on the ice and tried to stop their teammates from following a pretty sh!tty example by setting a much better one. Won't stop some from saying, "Yep, typical Russians, figures." Edited May 18, 2015 by Colorado Rockies 1976 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mayday Posted May 18, 2015 Share Posted May 18, 2015 Hopefully Kovy was rushing to get on the next flight back to Jersey. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
devils102 Posted May 18, 2015 Share Posted May 18, 2015 (edited) I feel like Kovalchuk has always been a poor sport so this doesn't really surprise me. It's a heat of the moment type thing so I won't hold it against him. But I think it speaks to a lack of maturity compared to guys like Ovechkin or Malkin. Ovi really should have been captain. EDIT: My first sentence is meant as more of a matter of fact statement than an insult. I think to get to that level you need to be ultra-competitive and sometimes that comes out in ways that are unattractive to people. Kovy was one of the more competitive players NJ ever had in my opinion, and doubly so when it comes to representing his country. Edited May 18, 2015 by devils102 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mfitz804 Posted May 19, 2015 Share Posted May 19, 2015 What's Russian for "douche nozzle"? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sundstrom Posted May 19, 2015 Share Posted May 19, 2015 my buddy was embarrassed for his countrymen today. "you can't do that. it's just wrong." Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Devilsfan118 Posted May 19, 2015 Share Posted May 19, 2015 Always thought Kovy had a swagger about him. Turns out, he's just a douchebag. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DJ Eco Posted May 19, 2015 Share Posted May 19, 2015 (edited) Like devils102 said, it's a heat of the moment type thing. Incredibly stupid and ill-informed but I see it this way: Kovalchuk's always been an emotional "heart and soul" type player, he was that way here too; he played with fire and passion. Only here, it manifested itself in a clutch goal, a big shift, a timely fight, a big hit, a furious rush of the puck 1 minute into overtime, etc. Being in Russia for 2 years, don't underestimate the kind of Kool-Aid he's been made to drink. So that fire and passion manifested itself negatively, and embarrassingly. I still think we're missing him, or at least a player of that ilk. We don't have that fire on this team and we definitely don't have that skill. He would've been the ultimate warrior captain for the Devils, don't get it twisted. No one was as driven and had that fire in their eyes the way Kovalchuk did while he was here, not even captain Zach. There's very few players that do, even elite players. Ovechkin did in Game 7 of last round. Malkin doesn't, Kessel doesn't, etc... It's an intangible, but in this isolated case it was a negative. Edited May 19, 2015 by DJ Eco Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Zubie#8 Posted May 19, 2015 Share Posted May 19, 2015 Imagine he was under orders from Putin to do that lol. ...honestly wouldnt be suprised. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
titans04 Posted May 19, 2015 Share Posted May 19, 2015 They got blown out essentially the whole game how is his decision heat of the moment, they didn't lose in OT or last minute. Was he caught off guard with the sudden ending of the 6-1 loss? Douchebag move. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
themightyall Posted May 19, 2015 Share Posted May 19, 2015 From the article: "Following the game, the Russian team stayed out for the medal ceremony and individual award announcements, but left the surface prior to ‘O Canada’ being played." I don't think that was heat of the moment, let alone what Titans just said. He is a pouty baby but that doesn't change that he is a good player that I wish were on this team. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mitico12 Posted May 19, 2015 Share Posted May 19, 2015 Ovechkin as a Devil would be phenomenal...pipe dreams unfortunately. :-( Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
EdgeControl Posted May 19, 2015 Share Posted May 19, 2015 Ovie and Geno have to play against these Canadians next year, kovalchuk doesn't. it was a bush league move, now he can go back and play in his home bush league. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SterioDesign Posted May 21, 2015 Share Posted May 21, 2015 to be fair they are so crazy in Russia for all we know the mafia could have been holding a gun to the players family in the locker room during the 2nd intermission and they had to come back or else.... lol Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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