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Beaglefan2:
Wayne and Rich - you guys are right on. Ovi will stay on PP unless he insists that they take him off.  Even if Carbs was brave enough to do it for one game, management/ownership would require he be put back on. I have said for the last two years that I did not think Ovi would break the record and I hate to see him hang on in an embarrassing way - he is close to that now.  Yes, he got more goals in the second half last year, but there were a lot of empty netters and not that many that were skilled goals.  I think they do have to give him another 10 or so games to see if he can step it back up, but after that I just don't want it to be a pitiful and desperate hang on for a record.

richkrt99:
I'd like to see Ovi break the record.  I think he would have already if not for several shortened seasons.  I don't mind that the franchise is committed to him breaking the record - its a good story.  Ovi is not the only reason for the success of this franchise, but I do think he is the biggest reason.  He MADE hockey what it is in Washington, so there's that.
But yeah, i don't want it to be an embarrassing venture every night for the next 2 seasons for them to wheel Ovi out there on the PP and and park him in the circle and hope he finds the net 42 times
Id rather they put the best team on the ice to win games and Ovi contributes where he can.  I don't think they are knowingly and intentionally sacrificing wins just to get him goals, but lets not get to that point either.
The other thing is....the PP just sucks ass all around right now, so its easier for teams to focus on Ovi and take that away.  When the PP unit actually is a threat from all areas, then goals will come for Ovi on the PP too.

Go Ovi.  Go Caps

richkrt99:
Haha. Just like I said. Move Ovi and Protus to L3…they can’t produce  :lol:
Protus looked especially good tonight. His hustle and his skating have come a long way since last year
Ovi still has the desire to score.

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