Ovechkin Facing Heat From The NHL

Finally the league has done something to discipline a star in the game who takes advantage of players in vulnerable spots, by some of the dirtiest hits I've seen in a while.

Alex Ovechkin is a lot like Tuomo Ruutu they are smaller players who use it to their advantage to leap into hits looking to go up high on opposing players.

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Look there is a lot to be said about A. Ovechkin's intensity he is one of the most gifted players to ever play in the NHL there is no disputing that, but he has to learn when to tone it down.

Sometimes when you have that much heart it can cause your aggression to get the better of you, but for a player like this his team needs him on the ice every game to be where they want to be.

The thing you have to look at with Alex's last two suspensions, is that they have been sort of harsh considering the first hit looked like both players crashed with one another, while on the hit with the Blackhawks Brian Cambell looked completely accidental.

I may be the first to point out the bad things that he does but in these two cases I think it is ridiculous to be honest I have seen a lot worse.

The thing you have to hope for is that this won't go the other way where the NHL will spend the rest of the season trying to make it up to the captain of the Washington Capitals.

Personally even know these situations were not his fault it is about time that he gets treated like anyone else because he is nobody special yet.

Until this man wins a title or finds a way to win the big game then there is no reason to group him with the greatest in the game.

You saw it with the Olympics he gunned for a NHL legend Jaromir Jagr who was playing for the Czech Republic team, and could have caused a career ending injury.

Jaromir hasn't played against a lot of NHL players in recent years, he has played with Omsk in Russia.

J. Jagr is on the verge of a return to the National Hockey League next season, and that hit could be the start of a feud between two great talents in the game.

Still back to my original point it has become very clear that Alex has no respect for anyone else deep down, in the back of his head it is always about being #1.

Who knows maybe that attitude could be what gets him into the Hall Of Fame one day, but right now he has to start maturing as a true leader.