“Ovechkin is a good boy.” The NHL began to protect its star. She faces an unprecedented American aggression.

The protection of Russia’s Washington Capitols striker Alexander Ovechkin has strengthened due to the tense situation between Russia and Ukraine. This was stated by team general manager Brian MacLellan, whose comment was quoted by NBC. The report was taken over by a number of other media, although there is not a single mention of it on the club’s official website.

Capitals General Manager Brian MacLellan said he had experience in many areas, but had never been affected by the war. He added that “it is difficult for all Russian players in the league. “They are under a lot of pressure to have a political opinion,” he said.

American journalists quoted 36-year-old Ovechkin on Friday. The player declared that he was in favor of peace and “no war.” However, the American media noted that the reactions to his words were contradictory, as he had not previously condemned the Russian invasion as unfounded.

The general manager of the team pointed outthat the players have a hard time not only because of the situation in Russia and Ukraine, but also because of their surroundings and also because of the families who often stayed at home, that is, in Russia.

“Ovechkin is a good person, he is an emotional person and he takes things personally,” MacLellan said. “I think he was under a lot of pressure. You know, for us, it’s about how we support him. He was the face of our franchise and the face of hockey, his family grew up here, it’s his family. His children are out of here and due to his position he got into a difficult situation, which he will probably manage, “he added.

The capitals do not publicize the message in any way. Source: NHL.com

Photos as evidence

However, all comments on social networks are clearly against Ovechkin, who won the Stanley Cup final with Washington in the 2017/2018 season. The Americans blame him for his restraint and how many times they attack him because of Putin’s actions.

On the other hand, it should be noted that “Ovie” served Russian sports propaganda for many years.

There are dozens of his photos of Vladimir Putin on the Internet, including those where they are almost family-hugging.

Let’s add that there are four other Russian players in Washington: Yevgeny Kuznetsov, Dmitry Orlov, Ilya Samsonov and Alexander Alexeyev.

Dominik Hašek intervenes

“Especially when such an Ovechkin now says, ‘Putin is my president.’ If he’s his president and a close friend, he should go see him now. And not continue to earn US dollars in a country that Putin calls enemy # 1, “Czech Television reporter Petr Svěcený responded.

“And Panarin’s parachute is so okay? Prohibition to play sports / earn football player Smol, or tennis players who are against the regime as well? Do you have Russian colleagues? Will you throw them out too? ”The reader asked.

“No. Panarin, Kucerov, Malkin et al., They are all ok. Yeah Al that sounds pretty crap to me, Looks like Mother Russians aint for me either. The only tool of Putin’s propaganda is Sheep, what he does for Putin in the summer is the subject of jokes even for Russians, “reporter Darina Vymětalíková responded.

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