Comments on: Ovechkin’s hit from behind on Brian Campbell

By: First team all ex-Sabres: 2010 Playoffs | It's Always Game Seven

First team all ex-Sabres: 2010 Playoffs | It's Always Game Seven — Thu, 03 Jun 2010 14:10:40 +0000

[...] But keep in mind he came back to the playoffs after missing nearly a month and a half after getting scummed by Alex Ovechkin on March [...]

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By: Fallout From The Ovechkin Hit | Yooxe

Fallout From The Ovechkin Hit | Yooxe — Tue, 16 Mar 2010 13:10:46 +0000

[...] Tuesday morning; many, if not all of you have seen the hit dealt by Alex Ovechkin on Hawks defenseman Brian Campbell from Sunday. I know I’ve had time to look it over several times and some of us have had some healthy debates [...]

By: Oiler

Oiler — Tue, 16 Mar 2010 07:12:28 +0000

I’m an oilers fan so not partial here, but seriously…I can’t understand guys who defend ovechkin here. And to signature “David”:
- Yes you brace yourself for a hit WHEN YOU HAVE THE PUCK. And how he falls has nothing to do with it. Point is he COULD have fallen worse. Well now he’ll be out the rest of the season while ovi smiles and takes the 2 games.
- And in what world does campbell have the puck? And yes follow through ALONG THE BOARDS, not 5 meters from it.

I have no respect for that player. Totally reckless and doesn’t care if he injure other players.
He is very good with the puck but in a situation like this he just tries to excuse himself and say it wasn’t his fault and that ugly coach of his stand behind him and say it wasn’t an ugly hit. Are they for real??

A real player like say for example Crosby would have gone out and apologized afterwards or at least showed some remorse for taking out a guy the rest of the season.

By: Terry W Findlay

Terry W Findlay — Tue, 16 Mar 2010 02:33:00 +0000

My wife has the answer. If, by an intentional act, you cause a player to miss 1 or more games you should be suspended until that player returns.

By: TZ

TZ — Tue, 16 Mar 2010 02:11:55 +0000

No denying Ovi is an outstanding player but you have to question the guys character. This isn’t the first such incident and A.O. is getting a reputation (and by extension, so are the Caps). I was at the game. Gutless boarding hit. Campbell is now out for the season w/ broken collar bone and ribs. AO will be back after missing only two games. I think Caps coach is a douche-bag for defending Ovi at length.

By: Adam

Adam — Mon, 15 Mar 2010 23:26:50 +0000

Ovie deserved the two-game suspension, IMHO. It’s not an excessive punishment, and still sends the clear message that hits like this can’t be tolerated. Good move by the NHL.

By: drcarl

drcarl — Mon, 15 Mar 2010 20:58:51 +0000

I say suspend him. I understand that people love Ovi, and he is entertaining when HE has the puck, but he has been doing some really stupid and dangerous hits this last period and he needs to be taken down a notch…..take him off his pediestal.
This way of playing is not only stupid for him and his team, as the Caps fans correctly wrote on their own blog, but it’s MAINLY dangerous to other players.

There is a reason why boarding is punished harder than other penalties and it’s because it’s very dangerous to be tackled a short distance from the boards when you can hit them with your head first and suffer severe neck injuries. I think that’s something all hockeyfans would like to avoid.

If it happens once….sure give him a 5….but this is repeated behaviour from Ovi’s side…..I say out, show him that he can’t behave however he wants just because he is a star.
The sport is, in my world, supposed to be technical, fast and physical…..but not stupid physical.

By: Don

Don — Mon, 15 Mar 2010 20:22:19 +0000

To PM,

What about finishing your checks? I understand you mentioned the legal tactic of checking but if you don’t finish your checks, the other team will not release the puck as quick the next time around. The other tactic of checking is to set the tone for the game. This does not mean hitting players who don’t have control of the puck but anybody who plays knows that they’re fair game to get hit within the second before they get in control of the puck and a second after they release the puck. That’s just hockey.

The problem with Ovechkin’s hit was Campbell’s distance from the boards. Imagine if he were closer to the boards, it would of been pretty clean hit because Cambell would have just bounced off the boards and stayed on his feet.

My sympathies go out to Campbell though, it sucks to know a player got injured.