Alex Ovechkin is taking some heat for fighting Andrei Svechnikov. Should he be getting criticized?

Yes. Ovi picked a young guy below his weight class to fight.

Tim Benz

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I'm pretty sure all of these guys know what sport they signed up for and are aware of the consequences of taking certain actions on the ice. The video seems to show that Svechnikov instigated and chose one of the best to take on.  Let's say he won, then are we discussing the coming out of a new superstar for taking down a champion? It's hockey folks and it's the playoffs, figure it out.

Aaron Florez

No one likes to see a guy get hurt like that, especially a young and prolific scoring forward like Svech, however the young buck was just initiated into the NHL playoffs the hard way. I am sure there will be some retaliation on Ovechkin on his behalf.