OV fanboys (and I was one myself) are so desperate to see him break the goal scoring record, that it doesn't matter what he says or does. Any excuse will be found under the guise of "no politics in sport" to justify not calling him out. I always knew he was very pro-Russian, anti-Ukraine, and that article posted above put any doubts I had to rest. If he was just your everyday Putin-supporting Russian he'd be lumped in with the rest of them. Instead, because he's scoring goals and his record is bringing attention to the sport, he gets a free "pass".
I still don't buy his statement about having a target on his back. Every time that topic comes up, the "other" forum has posted quite a few articles about him and his family from overseas vacationing together in Miami and other US destinations. Doesn't sound like the guy is so worried about his family. If he was, the second they step foot on US soil, they should be applying for asylum right away. After all, they made it safe and sound, right? Not sure why it's so hard for some people to grasp that he's a Putin supporter and anti-Ukrainian. Goal scoring shouldn't make an exception in someone's mind, yet it does.
The last thing I'll say about this topic is that I used to care that he broke the goal scoring record because it would be super cool to see. But knowing what I know now about him, I couldn't care less. Gretzky also has UA blood in him, so would rather see him keep it TBH. But I guess it would be cool to see him break it. He's so damn close.
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