{"time":1780111765607,"blocks":[{"id":"TCfVzXHxKM","type":"paragraph","data":{"text":"This story originally appeared in The Hockey News Nov 1, 2005/vol. 59, issue 7"}},{"id":"i2oJt8VqHm","type":"paragraph","data":{"text":"BY DAVE FAY"}},{"id":"v1vJWTlq5n","type":"paragraph","data":{"text":"There aren’t a whole lot of fans who come to see the Washington Capitals play."}},{"id":"tnNGgPvk-a","type":"paragraph","data":{"text":"But\n those that do make the effort come for the same reason – to see if \n19-year-old Russian left winger Alex Ovechkin is for real. Almost all \nleave convinced he is."}},{"id":"hL6cQ4mrKJ","type":"paragraph","data":{"text":"“I think he’s awesome,” said New\n York Ranger Kevin Weekes, after the No. 1 overall pick in 2004 broke a \n2-2 tie and slammed a game-winning rebound behind the goalie Oct. 10."}},{"id":"9ldvD8aTVJ","type":"paragraph","data":{"text":"“(In Washington), he can fly under the radar and I think it will probably serve him better.”"}},{"id":"gLyPm0vh4t","type":"paragraph","data":{"text":"GOALIE ZONE"}},{"id":"aJRk8PgUDZ","type":"paragraph","data":{"text":"Olie Kolzig’s early numbers are scraping the bottom."}},{"id":"4ce_Dmm597","type":"paragraph","data":{"text":"But\n ask and he’ll tell you with a very young team in front of him, every \nday is school and Kolzig is the teacher. The key lesson so far has been \nto convince team-mates to let him see the puck before it zips past him. \nThey are finally listening and Kolzig’s stats are improving."}},{"id":"rOsjN9CKlD","type":"paragraph","data":{"text":"Kolzig\n likes the new rules, except that he said goalies are being run over \nmore frequently by opposing forwards, often the puck-carrier. “We had \ntrouble moving bodies out of the crease in the past; now it’s all but \nimpossible,” he said."}},{"id":"z03MqFxoDn","type":"paragraph","data":{"text":"As for the shootout, the former Vezina \nTrophy winner loves it – so far. “We’ve only had one and we won, so of \ncourse I love it,” Kolzig said."}},{"id":"7gSd3Qj2-1","type":"header","data":{"text":"SPOTLIGHT","level":2,"linkUrl":"","anchor":""}},{"id":"saXMQu5uP2","type":"paragraph","data":{"text":"Olaf Kolzig"}},{"id":"hkX9lLOXk6","type":"paragraph","data":{"text":"Rec. 234-220-63"}},{"id":"mamPYtkRTD","type":"paragraph","data":{"text":"GAA 2.56"}},{"id":"rZjkMPKmAg","type":"paragraph","data":{"text":"GP/SO 16.5"}},{"id":"T6ArmEi0_p","type":"paragraph","data":{"text":"Playoffs 20-24"}},{"id":"0ZPlKiINIH","type":"paragraph","data":{"text":"No. 1 Goalie ■"}}],"version":"2.31.5"}

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