By Alex

A goalie can never be prepared when they see the yellow laces of one of the most ferocious and exciting athlete in professional sports gliding towards them.

Yes. Right here, right now I state with reasonable confidence that Alexander Ovechkin is one of the world’s great athletes.

The guy is simply sick, sly and stunning.

Not since Hulk Hogan flipped Andre the Giant have I been reduced to tears when I see an athlete do the things Ovechkin pulls off.

When I see Ovechkin barreling down the wing or up the middle of the ice, I now know what people must have felt when Genghis Khan, the Romans or Alexander the Great invaded. That is, a sense of pure fear, helplessness and awe.

They say Maurice “The Rocket” Richard (one of Canada’s most important sports cultural icon) was the greatest hockey player ever “blue line in.”

Alex Ovechkin will challenge that title. He may even own it one day.

He’s that good.

The people of Washington are the luckiest fans in sports. Heck, Ovechkin, Niklas Backstrom, Alexander Semin and Mike Greene form the best unit in hockey in my opinion.

When I saw this goal I stood in marvel not just as a sports fan but as member of humanity. Oh, yeah. His anticipation, timing, determination, fearlessness and accuracy is outstanding.