JoelDixon.com

"My Homer is not a communist. He may be a liar, a pig, an idiot, a communist, but he is not a porn star." - Abraham Simpson, The Simpsons 3G04

Blog
General
Travel
Hockey
Technical
Gaming
Catalogue
Movies
TV Shows
Music
Video Games
Stats
Pages
Travel Plans
Live Music
Phone History
Things to Do
Europe Trip - 2012
Links
About


Blog Archive
Current Blogs
June 2011 (1)
January 2011 (1)
2010 (18)
2009 (28)
2008 (25)
2007 (67)
2006 (23)
2005 (32)
2004 (10)

Blog Tags
General
10 in '10 (4)
Books (1)
DVDs (3)
Funny (13)
Gadgets (5)
Hawt (1)
Movies (14)
Music (7)
Pets (4)
Recipe (16)
Running (3)
TV Shows (2)
Web (29)
Travel
Calgary (2)
Edmonton (12)
Kuala Lumpur (1)
New York (7)
Niagara Falls (2)
Phuket (2)
Pittsburgh (5)
Washington (4)
Hockey
Pittsburgh Penguins (25)
Technical
.NET (3)
Java (4)
Software (3)
Work (2)
Gaming
Commodore 64 (2)
Master System (1)
Mega Drive (1)
Rock Band (1)
Xbox 360 (16)
XNA (1)

The rarely updated blog of Joel Dixon		< Banana Berry Breeze | There once was a man named Enus >

Wednesday, February 11, 2009

Malkin me giggle

# Posted by Joel Dixon at 11/02/2009 19:30:29

A Penguin blog that I subscribe to reported on a recent interview with the NHL's leading scorer and Penguin's powerhouse Evgeni Malkin. As the interview was conducted in Russian, Malkin gives some pretty thorough answers on a range of questions regarding his season, the All Star game and the league's perception of Sidney Crosby.

What struck me most about the interview was Malkin's apparent honesty, and a few jokes he threw in. Some of my favourites:

Quoting Malkin Interview:

Today's game against Detroit Red Wings was a repeat of the Stanley Cup final...

By 'repeat' you mean that we lost again? Or our game hasn't changed in a year? [Malkin joked]

...

I heard that during the second intermission of your game against the Tampa Bay Lightning you were trying to motivate your team by offering $1,000 to win the game ...

Wow! Who gave me up? (Laughing) How did this information spread? This only happened in the locker room behind closed doors.

You can forgive the source.

Yes, it was true. I became $1,000 poorer, to be honest, and the guys started running [on the ice]. But I scored the winning goal, and I am now regretting it (Malkin joked). But money is not important, because other guys also put their money. What is important is that we won that game and that game gave us a lot of confidence. Maybe my money cheered the guys up a little bit? But I also tried to help with my play on the ice.

...

That truce with Alexander Ovechkin of the Washington Capitals at the All Star game in Montreal is historic now...

Really? Will it be in history books now? Maybe now everyone around the world will make peace? Maybe the NHL and the Russian Hockey Federation will finally sign the transfer agreement now?

Was Kovalchuk instrumental in getting you and Ovechkin back on good terms during All-Star Weekend in Montreal? What role did he play, and why did you and Alex decide to end your feud?

We just finally got a chance to get together at the same time, to go out, to have dinner and to talk about everything. Until then we only spoke on the phone and a good opportunity to talk just wasn't there until the all-star game. Kovalchuk helped by stating his own opinion about our situation. We also spoke to each other candidly. We both realized that feuding didn't do any of us any good, we played together on the same team [for Russia] so many times.

I had a chance to speak with Ovechkin about it and he said almost exactly the same thing...

We just have an agreement with him to say the same things! (Laughs)

...

Who do you think has better goal celebrations, you or Ovechkin?

I think Ovechkin does. No one jumps like him! I do jump on the glass sometimes, but he jumps higher! His legs are stronger!

Who will have more points at the end of their career: You or Ovechkin?

I think it will be me of course! Why should it be him? He'll get more goals, but I will beat him with assists!

Sure - he's got nothing on this YouTube video entitled "Funny Cats" but it's good to see him relaxed and jovial with the interviewer. Nothing conclusive I know, but it seems the initial rumors that Malkin's attitude was going to be a problem are looking pretty baseless now.

# Posted in the Hockey section and tagged as: Pittsburgh Penguins
Back to Top

Comments

No comments have been made.
You must be logged in to comment 		Blog Search

Advanced Search


Recent Blogs
Log o' cats
I'm number 1!
Resolute
Phuket, Thailand - 2010
Mr. Potato Head Mashups
Random Travel #2 - Thailand
You have been the ones, you have been the ones for me.
Balls
Caramelised Pumpkin Risotto
Malaysian Vegetable Curry

Feed
Subscribe to feed Blog Entries

Add to Google
Add to My Yahoo!

Recent Comments
Log o' cats
posted 10 months ago by joeldixon
ha ha - I didn't mention that I bought two copies of Lock, Stock after the creation of this catalogue ... link

Log o' cats
posted 10 months ago by Brad
I made a DVD list for the same reason and just last week bought The Green Mile on Blu-ray before ... link

Balls
posted 2 years ago by joeldixon
Exactly. What's wrong with the kids today when they can't spell genitals? And you and I have been using ... link

Balls
posted 2 years ago by abrereton
I'm just glad that they spelt it correctly in the end. link

Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia - 2010
posted 2 years ago by joeldixon
Definitely, you have to let us know when you're free for UBs! link


Comment Standings
1. the man with no name (45)
2. Hoff (39)
3. Gav (27)
4. Hitman (26)
5. Brad (23)
6. Eryc-Ads (13)
7. Deep Lurker (6)
8. thefury (5)
9. Dieter (4)
10. Zelks (4)
About This Site | Contact Me | 73 days until I leave for Portugal