Ovie was getting murdered in the Canadian press for the first couple of months of the season before he went on a scoring streak. I don't think the Canadian media's perception of Ovie is much different than the US perception of someone like Carmello. And it makes sense that Cherry takes it easy on Ovie cause he's the exact type of player that Cherry loves. Booming body-checks, outspoken and fun, plays with abandon on the verge of being outta control, emotional, very few assists. That's Don's thing. He's never liked the Crosby types.