Ovechkin and Kovy had a laugh after the game

[Darkstone42]

You don't get paid to give a damn. Fine that he laughs and jokes with his friends after a loss. Don't do it five feet away from your boss.

If a guy had to give a presentation at work and completely fucked it up and lost the client, you wouldn't see him laughing and joking with his friend at the shareholders' meeting ten minutes later.

I still don't think it's relevant, even though he is getting paid. His work day was over. As for your analogy, the relative weights of losing a client and losing a hockey game are very off. A client to a business means a lot more than one game to a hockey team. And even so, the employee could laugh and joke with his friend that same day when he clocks out if he wants to. Not at the shareholders' meeting, but when he clocked out.

Actually, on second thought, I would be okay with him joking at the shareholders' meeting. He can't get the client back, so if he's joking it means he put his error behind him and has moved on, which means he's not going to let it snowball, which is a good thing.

Perhaps I'm immature (and I know that I am), but I think people take themselves too seriously at work. I think Boudreau should come under more fire for getting upset about something so petty. Ovechkin, in my opinion, did nothing wrong. He probably won't laugh so close to the podium in the future, but I wouldn't care if he did it after every game.

 

[TiLoBrown]

No, thats not an immature thought at all

 

[TheRobotDevil]

On darkstones point I find people who keep things light and are able to have fun at work to be much productive as compared to those who box themselves in.things tend to go smoother when your happy.

 

[IPostedWhat]

things tend to go smoother when your happy.

How about telling my wife that.

 

[juliansteed]

OV's fun loving personality is part of the reason he helps sell the game. He's not just good for the Capitals but good for the entire NHL. People need to learn to take the good with the (so-called) bad.

Personally I think its great that he's able to be buds with players on other teams and have a few laughs after the game, even in a losing effort. Somebody had to lose. If the Caps had won then would it be Kovy who wasn't allowed to talk to OV? Also for those of you who don't like it, and maybe even for some who don't mind it, does it matter that this was following a road loss? Would it be worse if he had done it following a home loss? Just curious.

 

[loki604]

As I've stated previously, I have no problem with him laughing with Kovy after the game. It's the setting that I have an issue with. And it's immaturity and a lack of common sense. Period. Sorry, say whatever you want about how great it is to put bad things behind you, but I guarantee if you fucked up a day at work you wouldn't (in whatever capacity you want to imagine) do that in front of your boss, regardless of occupation. I know I wouldn't. And I know some dumbass is going to say "my boss is fantastic and would love if I did this!" but please save it.

 

[TiLoBrown]

You have it backwards, the fact that he is friends with someone on the other team and willing to talk to that person after playing against him shows his maturity.

 

[filosofy29]

As I've stated previously, I have no problem with him laughing with Kovy after the game. It's the setting that I have an issue with. And it's immaturity and a lack of common sense. Period. Sorry, say whatever you want about how great it is to put bad things behind you, but I guarantee if you fucked up a day at work you wouldn't (in whatever capacity you want to imagine) do that in front of your boss, regardless of occupation. I know I wouldn't. And I know some dumbass is going to say "my boss is fantastic and would love if I did this!" but please save it.

Translation: You hate Ovechkin and if this had been Lidstrom laughing with Lundqvist after a game, you would not be in this thread.

Don't get me wrong, it was stupid what Ovechkin did. I think everybody here would agree to that. Why can't we just leave it at that? It's really not that big of deal.

 

[filosofy29]

Addendum: Sorry Loki, I shouldn't be a dick on Thanksgiving Day. Even though I'm sure we both believe in what we say and will probably always disagree, I hope you and yours have a great day!

Happy Thanksgiving to everybody else who celebrates it as well

 

[loki604]

Translation: You hate Ovechkin and if this had been Lidstrom laughing with Lundqvist after a game, you would not be in this thread.

Don't get me wrong, it was stupid what Ovechkin did. I think everybody here would agree to that. Why can't we just leave it at that? It's really not that big of deal.

I don't hate Ovechkin. I've stuck up for him before in regards to the snowing the kid incident and his celebration. I do believe star players get more shit because of who they are, obviously. If it was Lidstrom, I would say the same thing. Again though, Lidstrom wouldn't, so moot point. I don't think this makes him the biggest asshole in the universe or anything. I just find it unprofessional. But whatever...agree to disagree.

 

[IPostedWhat]

 

[Automattic]

The best part of the whole story is that I have never heard either one of them say anything funny.

 

[loki604]

The best part of the whole story is that I have never heard either one of them say anything funny.

Ha...are you kidding? Maybe I can quell my reputation an as OV hater a bit by saying I think he can be pretty hilarious. Looking forward to seeing him on 24/7 along with a few other guys.

 

[elocomotive]

Ha...are you kidding? Maybe I can quell my reputation an as OV hater a bit by saying I think he can be pretty hilarious. Looking forward to seeing him on 24/7 along with a few other guys.

Definitely a funny guy, from an Ovechkin interview....

Blonde or brunette?
Both.
Jessica Alba or Megan Fox?
[Smiles] Definitely both.
Greatest player of all time?
Mario Lemieux.
Where do you rank?
No comment.
Your rival, Sidney Crosby: dislike him?
I love him.
You send him cards on his birthday?
I send him cards every day.

Props to all for a conversation about Ovechkin that didn't involve the use of any mathematical symbols and only cursory mentions of Sid the Kid.

 

[Automattic]

He's funny in that caveman i barely know english kinda way.

 

[juliansteed]

I don't hate Ovechkin. I've stuck up for him before in regards to the snowing the kid incident and his celebration. I do believe star players get more shit because of who they are, obviously. If it was Lidstrom, I would say the same thing. Again though, Lidstrom wouldn't, so moot point. I don't think this makes him the biggest asshole in the universe or anything. I just find it unprofessional. But whatever...agree to disagree.

I respect your opinion. Mine just happens to be slightly different but I can see where you are coming from. There's always going to be varying opinions on stuff like this. At least on this board (unlike the other one) I wouldn't expect many opinions to change based on who the player was. On the other board it would be 99% who the player was and 1% what the situation was that would determine which side someone was going to take.

 

[Eddie_Shack]

I can definitely see loki's point, like I said if I were a Caps fan I might not be very happy about this. Look at it this way, would any of the game's great leaders do anything like that? Can you picture Scott Stevens yukking it up with Rich Tocchet after a game? How about Mark Messier and Lanny McDonalds? Do you think Steve Yzerman ever shared a laugh like that with someone from the other team after a blowout?

Doing this doesn't make Ovechkin a dick or someone who doesn't care, but it sure isn't behavior befitting a team leader, and a superstar who is expected to lead his team to the promised land but has yet to take them to the ECFs.