{"id":9120,"date":"2010-07-28T12:58:11","date_gmt":"2010-07-28T16:58:11","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.yurasko.net\/wfy\/?p=9120"},"modified":"2010-07-28T12:58:11","modified_gmt":"2010-07-28T16:58:11","slug":"winter-classic-press-conference-goes-on-without-capitals-ovechkin-or-leonsis","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/yurasko.net\/wfy\/2010\/07\/winter-classic-press-conference-goes-on-without-capitals-ovechkin-or-leonsis\/","title":{"rendered":"Winter Classic press conference goes on without Capitals Ovechkin or Leonsis"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>In the biggest D.C sports press conference <em>scandal<\/em> since <a href=\"http:\/\/www.yurasko.net\/wfy\/2009\/07\/nats-omg-the-lerners-were-not-at-jim-rigglemans-press-conference.html\"><strong>Ted Lerner and family skipped Jim Riggleman&#8217;s introductory press conference<\/strong><\/a> last year, <a href=\"http:\/\/www.tedstake.com\/2010\/07\/16\/winter-classic-press-conference\/\"><strong>Ted Leonsis<\/strong><\/a> and <strong>Alex Ovechkin<\/strong> did not attend <a href=\"http:\/\/www.washingtonpost.com\/wp-dyn\/content\/article\/2010\/07\/27\/AR2010072704586.html\"><strong>the Winter Classic presser in Pittsburgh<\/strong><\/a> (<em>The Post<\/em>) yesterday.<\/p>\n<p>OMG1!!!!1<\/p>\n<p>It has been suggested to me that Ovechkin&#8217;s decision to not leave Moscow for a quick trip to Pittsburgh is why &#8220;the NHL pushes Sid, and not Ovechkin, as its most marketable player.  One would think that if Ovechkin really cared about the league, he could fly back from Russia for a quick trip to promote the biggest game in the regular season.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>Perhaps Ovechkin was just <a href=\"http:\/\/www.nypost.com\/p\/sports\/more_sports\/sid_blows_nhl_golden_chance_22VH7UimsoimIdQfehXQTJ#ixzz0hVisWo3x\"><strong>following the example that Sidney Crosby set after the Olympics<\/strong><\/a> (<em>NY Post<\/em>), except for the fact that Ovechkin was half way around the world, not a 2 hour flight away. I think Ovi knows that the NHL doesn&#8217;t think he&#8217;s nearly as important as Crosby, so he&#8217;s not inclined to interrupt his offseason for a mere press conference.<\/p>\n<p>Anyway, <em>isn&#8217;t Pittsburgh a real hockey town<\/em>? They should appreciate that the Caps sent <strong>Mike Knuble<\/strong>, who gets his goals by getting dirty by the net, and <strong>Dave Steckel<\/strong> who was the second best faceoff man in the league. Surely, those great hockey fans appreciate that kind of play, right? I mean they are love hockey there, its not like the Penguins were <a href=\"http:\/\/espn.go.com\/nhl\/attendance\/_\/year\/2004\"><strong>last in attendance<\/strong><\/a> the years before Crosby got there, <a href=\"http:\/\/www.hockeynut.com\/9899\/penguins1098.html\"><strong>went bankrupt twice<\/strong><\/a> or <a href=\"http:\/\/www.yurasko.net\/wfy\/2006\/12\/wither-penguins.html\"><strong>were in danger of moving to noted hockey hotbed Kansas City<\/strong><\/a>? Also, if Pens fans hate Ovechkin so much, why are they disappointed he wasn&#8217;t there?<\/p>\n<p>Oh and <a href=\"http:\/\/voices.washingtonpost.com\/dcsportsbog\/2010\/07\/max_talbot_calls_alex_ovechkin.html\"><strong>Max Talbot doesn&#8217;t like Ovechkin<\/strong> <\/a> (DC Sports Bog, <em>The Post<\/em>). That&#8217;s okay too.<\/p>\n<p><object width=\"500\" height=\"405\"><param name=\"movie\" value=\"http:\/\/www.youtube.com\/v\/mj2V5g_Cb8c&amp;hl=en_US&amp;fs=1?rel=0&amp;color1=0x5d1719&amp;color2=0xcd311b&amp;border=1\"><\/param><param name=\"allowFullScreen\" value=\"true\"><\/param><param name=\"allowscriptaccess\" value=\"always\"><\/param><\/object><br \/>\n<a href=\"http:\/\/www.tedstake.com\/2010\/07\/28\/be-nice\/\"><strong>Thanks to Ted for linking to that video<\/strong><\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>In other news, the Caps are going to wear something that looks like their original sweater.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>In the biggest D.C sports press conference scandal since Ted Lerner and family skipped Jim Riggleman&#8217;s introductory press conference last year, Ted Leonsis and Alex Ovechkin did not attend the Winter Classic presser in Pittsburgh (The Post) yesterday. 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