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Originally Posted by RomaGoth
I don't think Ovechkin is a dirty player. I think this is just how he plays the game, without regard to others or himself. He is reckless, but I don't think he is trying to hurt people on purpose. There is no logical reason that a guy who is 100 points/year player would try to hurt other players, and himself in the process.
With that being said, he needs to be suspended for at least 10 games for this. Maybe he will mature as he gets older and realize that he can't play the game this way. *shrug*
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I don't buy this at all. When Cooke/Ott/Tootoo/Kaleta do the same thing, people make the assumption they are doing it on purpose, because they aren't 60 goal scorers. Scoring 60 goals doesn't make him any less dirty, just means he can do something else well while playing dirty.
And if we hold the guys listed above to a different standard because they have history, so does Ovechkin now.