Alex Ovechkin Clocks Patrick Kaleta 11-25-2009

[crackerman46]

He lined him up and hit him with his head down, from behind. It's dangerous. Five minutes and a game misconduct. The amount of guys posting comments here that would love to take ovechinks cock down their throat is disturbing. Shame on you ignorant dickheads.

[GreatGoose100]

not a good call, too many players these days pass the puck and immediately become lax. It was a clean hit, kaleta takes a bad fall. then all of a sudden its a penalty. He saw ovechkin coming, this is Kaleta drawing a penalty.

[Tigersfan829]

@GreatGoose100 its a good call, it's a hit from behind which is illegal. you know how bad you can hurt someone doing that? A kid got paralyzed because of this around where i live

[superwop555]

@Tigersfan829 I agree that it was a penalty, but it wasn't a hit from behind. He hit him from the side. Kaleta went into the boards face first because he turned slightly. The only illegal part of the hit was that Ovie took 2 many strides.That's why it was a boarding call, & not a checking from behind.

[DKersten5]

I think the Sabres should beat the shit out of ovechkin like they did the Senators in the brawl

[tonajim]

Dirty...nothing but dirty. OV is a scumbag. At least when Kaleta hits you he hits you clean like a man instead of a dirty pussy. watch out next time you play Buffalo OV. Kaleta will hit you into next season, but he'll do it clean.

[scumatron]

@tonajim clean...nothing but clean. OV is aweseome.

[crackerman46]

@scumatron You're an idiot. How are the Caps doing anyways???

[BadgerBracken94]

That's strange. As he got there from however many strides away, his elevation noticeably changed. It could be because he jumps into every hit.

[RaDa67]

that's a boarding penalty... that's all it is.... i dont know if he shoulda been suspeneded for that tho.

[KashiwaDaisuke]

Ovechkin may be a scoring machine, but he's also a very dirty player. This hit isn't nearly as bad as his knee-on-knees.

[naes101010]

it is hockey and it is meant to be a physical sport. let'em play, if they do something illegal then they'll get fined and suspended...

[KashiwaDaisuke]

It's possible to be physical and clean at the same time (see: Iginla). Ovechkin would have my complete admiration if he didn't showboat and if he didn't play dirty at times.

[naes101010]

alright, i'm a flyers fan and I can completely respect Ovi as a player. he showboats because he plays with so much emotion and that comes out after he scores and he doesn't do it for every goal. pretty much just in the playoffs. he has had some dirty plays but i would like the NHL to be a little bit rougher anyway so idk that much. He is an amazing player, he plays the game with passion, and some of his dirty hits are going to come with the territory

[brodiesko]

I Have No problem with ovechkin But he is cool but i just don't see anything wrong about the penalty

[pplarelookingatme]

if you hate Ovechkin then why are you looking him up?...

[cardpages]

kaleta is one of the league's leading dirty hitter. glad to see someone bury him... it's too bad he's not dead

[kostinm123]

Ovi plays like 10 Gretsky!!! КрасавчеГГГ!!!!)

[buttkick22]

easy 5 min major and game misconduct.......ovie just got another kneeing 5 min major against carolina tonight.......so now he has 2 majors/ejections for kneeing and 2 majors/ejections for boarding.....but u ovie fans will defend him until the end.....i like him but he has a record and the NHL is too biased to suspend a repeat offender if he's a superstar.....i don't mind the kaleta suspension or the laraque suspension as long as ovie gets one.......i bet he won't.....again

[verakot]

Should've been just 2 min penalty for Ovechkin. 5 min it too much for that. Kaleta should've prepared for the hit.

[tibbo87]

Dude shut up it was dirty and from behind and also charging and he went to throw another dirty hit last night and got himself hurt

[verakot]

Dirty hit? C'mon. It's hockey, not a chess, so you will get hit from time to time. Ovi plays the way he plays, and fights as well. He is not Gretsky who never had a fight. As for Kaleta he just got suspension for hitting a flyer.

[buttkick22]

ovechkin does not fight......that's like saying semin fights because he has 1 in his career......the only difference is semin doesn't through borderline/obvious dirty hits on a routine basis......I'm a big ovie fan but he does not back up his hits at all. Even kaleta takes a pounding once in a while to keep things honest

[BadgerBracken94]

It's hockey for now. Someone's gonna get killed on the ice because of a cheap hit and it's not going to be hockey anymore.

[pplarelookingatme]

i'm from bufflao and and big fan but i am also a wahington fan and the odd part is that i and a fan of both players cus Kaleta went to my high school and ovechkin is my favorite player that is right handed like i am so i liked that hit but i don't like when he did it and who he hit

[ferricguy]

Thanks, this is insightful.

[Gibbmcgugan]

left his feet.

[rusticnacho420]

he leaves his feet on every hit he makes.......except the one last night where he hurt himself ZING!!!!!

[Manquinking]

5 Min. Major for boarding. And a Game mis conduct is my call. he is well off the puck and the boards. it was a "shadow area" hit meaning its clean but its not a clean play. I think because he injured him is the reason why he got the 5 mins and the game mis conduct. good call refs

[tuberALEX]

that was the cleanest hit ever...

[ajlaursen]

you must be retarded he was a foot off the ground before he even made contact

[tuberALEX]

0:42 his skates were on the ice when he made contact.

[BadgerBracken94]

that was the most retarded comment ever...

[Vinniemoore89]

Not a clean hit, But it is about time someone gives kaleta a piece of his own medicine

Kaleta is the worst pest in the game

[LethalMastery]

im sorry averys already got that position locked up

[NHLinden]

if he hadnt looked into the glass when he was hit he would have got back up and maybe a 2 min minor to ovetchkin. good thing he got his shit rocked. ovetchkin deserved a misconduct for once. it will teach him going around and hitting dirty should not be apart of the sport.

[dbzfanl]

So he could get his neck broken? Are you fucking retarded?

[mgtissweet]

kaleta would destroyyyy ovechkin. Its kind of embarrising that the "best" player in the nhl ans to take a dirty hit to knock down a small guy like kaleta

[Vinniemoore89]

Kaleta would not destroy ovechkin

Kaleta is a pussy, who takes cheap runs at people and his mouth "never" backing it up

[mgtissweet]

kaleta will back it up. Kaleta does his job which is to draw penaltys. If i recall. ovechkin is the one who got throw out in this weeks game

[BadgerBracken94]

Sound a lot like you're describing ovechkin.

[nats6245]

Alex Ovechkin is listed at 6'2" and 210lbs. If he's checking someone (Kaleta, in this case) and the checkee drops his head -- wouldn't forward momentum carry Ovi up over the checkee's shoulder and off his skates?

I'd have made the Verizon call as a double minor (2 for roughing, 2 for the blood), but I'm not a ref.

[hahaunknownhaha]

wasnt a good hit, got a penalty and hit from behind, but he is still good at scoring, just not checking

[FlyGuy19873]

Ovenchkin is a grade A hockey player but hes just a little bit to light on his feet when it comes to body checks

[bummertin]

Keep your head up champ, that is what happens.

From triple A hockey to the NHL.

Ovechkin did what we all learn to do from an early age.

Head down = Vulnerable. That is hockey.

It is not a game for sissies.

[qkimin]

refereeing in the nhl is getting worse then ever!

[ChadFoulds]

its not a hit from behind at all. pause it and see

[billabong204]

That's bull! Ovi's hit was clean Kaleta turned his back to him at the last second. Sorry he got hurt but it was a clean play, BAD reffing

[yakamuci]

Patrik Kaletas a BITCH, he see Ovi coming and he turns like a little bitch last second, what the fuck do you think is going to happen, and for all those who think its a dirty hit DONT comment if you havent played competitivly not this houseleague bull shit i played Junior A for 3 years, this was a CLEAN hit, Patrik Killeta turned because he was afraid.

[WEEtie97]

as much as i hate ovechkin that was not dirty at all he was simply fnishing the check! and it wasnt from behind either so idk if u kick him ov out for that then willie mitchell shoulda been booted for the hit of toews which was CLEAN

[billydasquid]

ovechkins the cristiano ronaldo of hockey.

[snowman1133]

don't compare soccer players with hockey players!

[ixobileixobile]

maybe if ovechkin has any respect for the 20 other guys on the other side of the ice he'd get a bit more respect. great he can score and make great plays but doesnt give excuse to his constant classless acts. Slew footing, hitting from behind, showboating ..etc..

[leeph]

stfu loser

[Rheaume100]

Dam Ovechkin what -the hell you doin!!

[takumisensei]

OV just rocks!! Anybody that doesn't like his on ice energy can just go... umm yah...

08 THA MAN!

[Firebot]

There's no such thing as a clean hit when the guy leaves his feet. That's charging and will get called every time, even moreso when it was on the boards and drew blood.

[pgbruiser]

Dirty play from a dirty player

[pingdashf]

I didn't see this last night at the game, just heard the whistle and next thing you know OV is being ejected. After watching it here, it was the right call. I love how hard OV plays, but you can't leave your feet, especially near the boards.

[momonic]

Good for kaleta hes a dirty bastard

taste of his own medicine?

gj ovy

[Dewality]

He left his feet and, arguably, hit someone from behind. You could make an argument that it was the back of his shoulder, but it definitely wasn't his side. Good call.

[letsgobuffalo94]

shouldnt have been game misconduct but at least boarding, 4 min because there was blood. another dirty hit by ovechkin against the sabres...kaleta wont spear him in the balls though he will lay ovechkin out next time they play

[MIKEGRIER25]

It was the right call. He left his skates. Its hockey, yeah, itll happen. But it's the rules. Black and white.

[scumatron]

@MIKEGRIER25 clean hit

[44foggell]

@MIKEGRIER25 that being said, Mike Grier sucks

[Mhatrick3]

ovechkin should be banned from the nhl for that hit.

[socer4lyf]

dude are you serious ban ovechkin for giving a dirty hit. its sports everyone cheats and plays dirty nothing is fair. if your not cheating your not trying :). im not trying to be a dick or anything but im just saying.

[abu69Utube]

That's a textbook hockey check. He had stopped moving his feet well before contact (no boarding), it was on his shoulder (not from behind)....he's basically being penalized for being a beast. MAYBE you get him for roughing. Maybe. If you're a puss.

[jjutzi]

Clean hit...Kaleta of all people should be anticipating a hit like that at the blueline. Kaleta looks for that type of hit every game...kudos to Ovie for giving him a taste of his own medicine.

[leprechauns2unicorns]

keep your head up son! whew!

[gocanuck]

Definitely not an ejectable hit if you ask me.

[cwgatti]

That wasn't even a penalty. Kaleta is a f***Ing scumbag. If the ref asked him he would say that there was no foul. Dumb pass by a loser hockey player resulted in him getting crushed by OV. Boo f***ing hoo.

[The69ahs]

This is exactly like the Richards hit. He passed the puck away but there was still enough time for Ovechkin to hit him legally. No suspension I will presume.

[DCPete27]

Yeah -- "clean hit" -- that's why he got the game misconduct. OV wishes he could hit like Kaleta (legally, I might add!).

[bronco6778]

That was a clean hit. Dammit.