#Elimin8ted: Rangers fans let Ovie have it after guarantee goes up in smoke
In looking back, Alexander Ovechkin's Game 7 guarantee was doomed to backfire.
After all, he plays in Washington, where a politician's promise is about as air tight as the Edmonton Oilers defense. And he was guaranteeing a win in New York, where Mark Messier became "The Messiah" after delivering on his own guarantee (then going on to deliver a Stanley Cup in 1994) and Joe Namath made the most famous guarantee of them all.
So after the host Rangers inevitably beat Ovie and the Capitals 2-1 in overtime Wednesday to advance to the Eastern Conference Finals, those fans in New York (also known for their keen ability to remember slights aimed at them), let the Russian star have it.
Messier and his guarantee > Ovi and his guarantee. #handshakes
— Coach (@CMPunk) May 14, 2015
Eat it ovechkin. Nice guarantee you moron. We all know Messier is the only one who can do that!!! #nyr http://t.co/rd7qL5eYs3
— blueshirts nation (@NYRangerFanclub) May 14, 2015
when you realize youre not mark messier pic.twitter.com/2uZJKMnJFw
— Jimbroni (@Jcarney96) May 14, 2015
You're not MESSIER #GoHome #RANGERS pic.twitter.com/FT35W3SLx7
— LPG - NYG (@LicensePlateGuy) May 14, 2015
Look at this clown!! #Elimin8ed pic.twitter.com/a5irZNyWYg
— David Triveri (@TrivCool14) May 14, 2015
#Elimin8ed #ByeOvi pic.twitter.com/km5QTconxS
— Jim Lokay (@Lokay) May 14, 2015
I guarantee u ovechokin wishes he kept his mouth shut! #ELIMIN8ED
— JL (@mrjlindy) May 14, 2015
