Ovechkin repeat offender with the knees

[ReggieDunlop 3]

Ovechkin went down following a knee-on-knee collision with Carolina defenseman Tim Gleason at 12:05 of the opening period. Ovechkin was on the ice for several minutes before receiving help to the locker room. He received a major penalty for kneeing and a game misconduct, his second in three games.

Will the league finally discipline a star player for a dirty contact hit to the knee or hope his injury will teach him his own lesson? - I personally like the way he plays - very intense - passionate player - but he has done this to Sergei Gonchar in the playoffs last year too! Repeat offenders often do get some sort of fine and suspension. Any thoughts

I don't think he is leaning with the shoulder Bruce!

http://i49.tinypic.com/6h3gw3.jpg

[english15x 3]

haha no kidding. ovie is a repeat offender of this and this seems to be like the new fun thing to do in the league. i swear i turn on nhl network to only see new highlights of knee collisions.

[KYHockey3 0]

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=F5HjeGfXXis...player_embedded

that looked like it would hurt.

[Chadd 916]

Already being discussed in the Caps 09-10 topic and the 09-10 suspension topic, both in the NHL forum. We don't need a third topic in a different location.