I'll make one post on this subject, and won't bring it up again.
I went to the game last night and DID NOT boo Ovechkin. To me, it felt like the crowd was booing him because he's Russian. Which is wrong. Booing other teams stars is totally acceptable, but not based on their nationality.
But this morning, I realized he STILL hasn't changed his instagram profile picture. It's STILL him with Putin. That is abhorrent and frankly unacceptable. I am now OK with the booing. He has chosen which side of this invasion he's on. I'm big social media person and didn't realize this till now.
Guys like Kuznetsov, Orlov & Zadorov were not being booed, so that tells you the crowds are smart enough not to just boo any ol Russian on the ice. I don't think other Russians around the league are being booed.
I fully support the booing now and I hope Edmonton goes crazy booing (but I also hope he scores on them and beats Jagr).
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