6. "If hockey was as popular as basketball or football..." In response to In response to 5
Can you imagine the coverage he would get for not showing up in big games? We tear apart guys like Lebron (previously), Peyton and many others who are at the top of the league but never show up in the big moment.
Ovi doesn't get much of that hate because of the lack of coverage of hockey, but if it got the amount of other sports he may go down as one of the least clutch* athletes of our generation.
*clutch meaning showing up and performing in the huge games (specifically elimination games).
I also know we will get the post about how this is just a narrative and not true based on some really old stats soon.