How bad was Mike Green on Tuesday? Even Ovie’s fiancee let him have it
When Mike Green turned in one of the worst 10 minutes in the NHL this season Tuesday night, Alex Ovechkin bailed out his teammate with four goals in a dramatic 6-5 shootout win. If only Ovie's finacee were so forgiving.
Already struggling through much of this season, Green, a two-time first-team All-Star, played about as bad as a player could against the visting Tampa Bay Lightning, committing five penalties, racking up 18 penalty minutes, giving the Lightning two power plays (they scored on both) and getting beat as the lone man back on this 2-on-1 rush.
He finished the period with less than four minutes of ice time and a minus-1 rating, and contributed mightily to starting Capitals goalie Braden Holtby getting pulled after 11 minutes and three goals allowed on eight shots. He was booed mightily by the home crowd through the end of the game, and ripped apart on Twitter.
And among them (though thankfully not among the most vulgar): tennis pro and future Mrs. Ovechkin Maria Kirilenko:
The tweet has since be deleted, and while Green set no records of awfulness, Kirilenko's main squeeze set a new mark:
Congrats to @ovi8 on becoming the Caps all-time power-play goal leader: http://t.co/RFnd45TxDL
— Washington Capitals (@washcaps) December 11, 2013
And after Ovie's heroics, Kirlienko ended her night in a much better mood.
And the biggest kicker of all? Assisting on Ovechkin's second-period goal that gave him a hat trick?
Yup, Mike Green.
And for your viewing pleasure, some of the more unforgiving tweets about Green:
marek zidlicky hat trick RT @hawknut: what the hell is Mike Green doing pic.twitter.com/dDutq5Own7
— Eric Ann Hero (@NonAmericanHero) December 11, 2013
Alex Ovechkin's fiancee has killed Mike Green. RIP. http://t.co/JmG56fNHLP
— Sean Gentille (@seangentille) December 11, 2013
