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Ovechkin Hating is so 2010: http://www.sportsnet.ca/hockey/nhl/3...n-hating-2010/

From Friedman:

I began to look for saves on Ovechkin, shots to see if there were a ton against this move, and there really weren’t. Some of that is probably because Adam Oates sent him to the right side. This suggests two things: Ovechkin proved he can score without his pet attempt and maybe, just maybe, he’s bringing it back. If he can combine that with everything else he’s doing (17 goals from going to the net at even-strength, 12 immediately from won face-offs), the only person who can stop him is himself.



He’s not getting the credit he deserves for being the greatest goal-scorer of his generation, but that’s what happens when playoff and Olympic success is, as yet, unattained. But you can see he’s willing to adapt.
Those criticisms from 2010?
They’re as outdated as another fad from five years ago — Silly Bandz.