He has close personal ties with Vladimir Putin, and in the previous invasion of Ukraine, had showed support for Russias invasion, even going as far as doing propaganda photoshoots.
__________________
Quote:
Originally Posted by puckhog
Everyone who disagrees with you is stupid
The Following 4 Users Say Thank You to PaperBagger'14 For This Useful Post:
There are plenty of Russian players who don't actively speak out against what Putin or Russia does because, for example, they have family there, or other interests, that prevent them from doing so or at least would dissuade them from doing so. But Ovechkin actively participates and enthusiastically supports the regime. That's the problem people have with him, IMO rightly so.
__________________ "The great promise of the Internet was that more information would automatically yield better decisions. The great disappointment is that more information actually yields more possibilities to confirm what you already believed anyway." - Brian Eno
The Following 2 Users Say Thank You to CorsiHockeyLeague For This Useful Post:
There are plenty of Russian players who don't actively speak out against what Putin or Russia does because, for example, they have family there, or other interests, that prevent them from doing so or at least would dissuade them from doing so. But Ovechkin actively participates and enthusiastically supports the regime. That's the problem people have with him, IMO rightly so.
That was a very, very brief phase. I'm with you now
My man!
Back on the topic, Utah sucks.. but damn. Week to week, He was on an absolute tear. This may put him into next season territory if recovery messes with his confidence
I’ve seen it said many times before, but when someone shows you who they are, believe them.
OK, but in terms of actively participating and enthusiastically supporting the regime… he used to. Has hasn’t in years, regardless of whether his personal feelings remain the same.
Craaaaaap. In the middle of a historic chase and now this. Hopefully, he can come back soon at 100% and pick up where he left off, but boy, at his age, it likely hits different.
So, they had one of their doctors call in on the Kyper and Bourne show today who is a regular that's brought on to talk about injuries to significant players with all the caveats of course, with his only knowledge being based on video, etc. Kypreos heard something about a hairline fracture and the doctor mentioned that if that's the case it would be good as OV would probably be out for max 4-6 weeks and maybe more importantly, it would fully heal.
