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

Ovechkin on goals celebration: 'You have to show emotion if you're an emotional guy'

By Pierre LeBrun

Tuesday, March 24, 2009

The story is getting old, perhaps, but the throng in one of the NHL's biggest media centers would not let it go on this day. Not with the man himself here in Toronto. But credit Alex Ovechkin. He didn't duck the media, or the questions, over his much-publicized "staged" 50th-goal celebration from last week. He answered every single question from a scrum four layers deep in the visitors' dressing room at Air Canada Centre on Tuesday morning, his 10-minute session seemingly satisfying the inquisi ...

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.