We're trying to improve Conversations.
Please take a brief survey and help us out.

Top Secret

By Eddie Matz

Tuesday, November 18, 2008

Wish you were back in Russia? Alex Ovechkin sits alone on a wooden bench inside the MCI Center locker room,fullbody black Lycra underwear clinging to his powerful 6'2'' frame, beads of sweat dripping from his darkbrown, disheveled mop. His wide-set swimming pool eyes are blank, his crooked nose pointed toward the floor, the way eyes and noses tend to be when you've just come out on the short end of a 4-0 whitewashing. The debacle du jour-it's not the first and won't be the last for a Caps tea ...

Read full story | Create Your Profile

Activate your ESPN Profile!

Sort comments by: Most Recent | First Posted

Comments that include profanity, or personal attacks, or antisocial behavior such as "spamming" or "trolling," or other inappropriate comments or material will be removed from the site. We will take steps to block users who violate any of our terms of use. You are fully responsible for the content that you post.


Conversations in Real-Time

CONTESTS & PROMOTIONS

ESPN Fantasy Salary Cap
Create your own fantasy game day living room and win BIG!
Heisman Vote 2009
Vote for the next Heisman winner and enter for a chance to win a trip to the awards show. Mor
Engineered to Win Challenge
Test your football smarts by playing NFL trivia and enter each week for a chance to win a 2010 GMC Sierra.