Here's my latest, for The Hockey News. There's lots of heroes in the hockey world, but Alexander Ovechkin isn't one of them. In fact, his latest endorsement of Putin and his horrendous war assures Ovechkin's legacy will be forever tainted. https://t.co/QCFJ81SgLG
@akulykusrt@SlavaMalamud@TheHockeyNews Thank you very much for that. But that's terrible to hear about Buffalo. You should've been afforded every right to make that argument. We're supposed to be in the truth business, not the shutting-down-the-truth business.
@watchwaitx@SlavaMalamud@TheHockeyNews They didn't tell him to do anything. Were this true, why hasn't Putin demanded all other players -- or even one player -- to do this? I mean...and this may suprrise you...but maybe Ovechkin's the only one who has, of his own free will, decided to do so. Shocking, but accurate!
@N_A_Waller@SlavaMalamud@Proteautype That's great to hear, and that was my experience with him for sure. Happy to talk to you at a time of your convenience. Thanks again.
@TimHarcoff Thanks, Tim. Lots of boot-licking sycophants out there, especially the ESPN stooge who's been faithfully pumping Ovechkin's tires for years. But you can only try hiding the truth for so long before people get wise to your phony act. And that's where we are with Ovechkin.
@99zeus99 Scores of Russian NHLers return to Russia, and yet 99% of them somehow manage not to be part of a nakely-propagandistic publicity move for a despot. Hmmnn...could it be *heaven forbid* that Ovechkin's the only one doing this? D+ effort, please rework your nonsense and file again.
@NinaByzantina@63Joopie10872 Ah yes, the classic formula you employ when you can't argue facts -- focus on the arguer, not the argument itself. Bye now.
@SlavaMalamud Thank you, Slava. I'm glad you're out there telling the truth, even at a high personal and professional cost to you. One day, the hockey world will wonder why it took so long to see what's obvious about Ovechkin. And the answer will be simple -- people actively chose not to.
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