0 thoughts on “Alex is About The Team And Playoffs”

1. Great game last night – not as physical as I expected, but a fun game and it was awesome to see Olie win his 300th game! Way to Go Olie!!!

2. Not sure I like the OvechCam. Alex seemed a little off last night for most of the game–uncharacteristic miscues with the puck on shots and passes. But the amazing thing is that, even when he’s a little off, he scores two big goals anyway. He is the most relentless player I have ever seen; he never stops coming at the other team, and he never lets up. And hats off to Brooks Laich for having the courage to screen the Flames goalie on Alex’s second cannon-shot goal! Most of the time, players get out of the way when Alex winds up, but Brooks stayed in front of the net, and that was the difference between winning and losing. Those things don’t show up in the stats, but they are the things that make the difference in winning big games.

3. I do not have, nor ever had, access to the Caps room but I have to say this about the way things look to an outside observer;

   Alex is the very definition of a MVP. Whether he wins the scoring title is irrelevant. His passion for the game seems to be infectious to his teammates and make them all better players. If you had to guess who scored a goal just by watching his reactions you would think that he scored every goal for the caps this season. You look at the numbers and Alex is obviously one of the best players in the league, but that is not what makes him so special to a fan like me. His attitude is, in my opinion, what makes him an MVP.

   I say this as someone that was a slightly-more-than-casual fan for the last 20 years. Watching Alex and feeling his passion and desire almost bleeding through the TV has gotten me more into hockey than I have ever been. I even schedule my life around watching or attending games.