sports.yahoo.com - 11/14/2008
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Atlanta Thrashers star Ilya Kovalchuk recently gave one of those great, wide-ranging interviews to Igor Arkhipov of Sovetsky Sport that covered everything from free agency to Barack Obama to Alexander Ovechkin 's contract. Oh, and of course: Alexander Semin 's infamous comments on this blog ...
idolator.com - 11/12/2008
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idolator.com —
The world you live in is a crazy
one, one in which three lowly Atlanta professional sports...
franchises are (gulp) winning games: the Atlanta Falcons are good (6-3); the Atlanta Hawks are good (6-0!); and the Atlanta Thrashers are, uh... hmmm, okay, the ...
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The Atlanta Thrashers' Secret Weapon: Eurodance
thrasherstalons.blogspot.com - 11/19/2008
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thrasherstalons.blogspot.com —
In case you haven't heard the Hockey News
has been tracking their own version of "clutch scoring"...
this season. If this were evidence that the paper is embracing advanced hockey stats I would be thrilled. But the truth is all they have done is slap ...
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Hockey News Makes a Mess Out of Stats
thetwolinepass.com - 11/13/2008
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thetwolinepass.com —
The Lead Bad news for the rest of
the Southeast division regarding Alex Ovechkin and the Washington...
Capitals: They’re heating up. Ovie and the newly constituted Caps top line of he, Nicklas Backstrom and Alex Semin teamed with Mike Green to score all ...
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Good night: NHL Jam | The Two
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Kovalchuk > Semin
Hitting The Post —
Remember Alex Semin's blunt, honest interview a couple weeks back? Well Ilya Kovalchuk has trumped Semin in both the bluntness and the honesty departments in a follow-up interview, also posted on Puck Daddy's blog. ...
Kovalchuck Talks
KK Hockey —
... the NHL start speak critically about each other, what will happen in the NHL?
“Semin didn’t just start talking about Crosby. He was asked a question by one of your reporters… You know, players here are frequently asked about who is better Gretzky or Lemieux. It is virtually in every interview. One can make a big deal out of this too. Let’s say you pick Lemieux. And what’s next? Will you be blamed for not liking Gretzky?
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Kovalchuck speaks
The Hockey Herald —
via Puck Daddy:
Just so we’re clear: Dmitry Chesnokov has translated this interview from Igor Arkhipov of Sovetsky Sport, but did not conduct it.
Questions and comments from Sovetsky Sport are in bold; Kovalchuk’s translated answers follow. We edited out a few clunkers and Russian-specific questions.
What if players in the NHL start speak critically about each other, what will happen in the NHL?
“Semin didn’t just start talking about Crosby. He was asked a question by one of your reporters… You know, players here are ...
Getting You Ready For Tonight's CSN Broadcast
Japers' Rink —
... One-Timers "Ovechkin's priority is not to inflate his personal scoring numbers, but to do everything possible to have Washington in the play offs. Writers were quick to criticize Alex. But he will win the Stanley Cup and will be quite happy." - Ilya Kovalchuk , 11/08 ...
Ladies And Gentlemen, Your Red Rockers
Japers' Rink —
... One-Timers "Ovechkin's priority is not to inflate his personal scoring numbers, but to do everything possible to have Washington in the play offs. Writers were quick to criticize Alex. But he will win the Stanley Cup and will be quite happy." - Ilya Kovalchuk , 11/08 ...
Saturday Open Thread
Japers' Rink —
... One-Timers "Ovechkin's priority is not to inflate his personal scoring numbers, but to do everything possible to have Washington in the play offs. Writers were quick to criticize Alex. But he will win the Stanley Cup and will be quite happy." - Ilya Kovalchuk , 11/08 ...
Calling Out Ilya Kovalchuk
Bird Watchers Anonymous —
... from the execrable defense of his early years). He does VERY little in the way of promoting the Atlanta Thrashers franchise compared to superstars like Ovechkin, Crosby or Lidstrom. I'm tuned in and I rarely hear him talk on the radio, television or in print. When's the last time he spoke on NHL Live? His best interviews appear in the Russia press--which is read by people who seldom buy Thrasher tickets. We only learn what he is really thinking when a blogger like PuckDaddy posts a translation. ...
We've Moved
Japers' Rink —
... One-Timers "Ovechkin's priority is not to inflate his personal scoring numbers, but to do everything possible to have Washington in the play offs. Writers were quick to criticize Alex. But he will win the Stanley Cup and will be quite happy." - Ilya Kovalchuk , 11/08 ...
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