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The Melrose Line

...Joy Russo cover Keith Ballard's swinging stick, Alex Ovechkin's suspension and some rapid-fire questions

Ovechkin won't change his style

Alex Ovechkin says he isn't going to change his playing style because of a two-game suspension.

Will Alex Ovechkin's first suspension have any lasting impact on him?

So, Alex Ovechkin got a couple of games to ice down...

Does Ovechkin Play Too Rough?

Barry Melrose on the rough play of Alex Ovechkin

Forty-four pearls of hockey wisdom

Here are 44 things about 83 (or so) people and things: 1. I'm in a really good mood as I begin to construct this blogumn. I just had a tuna sandwich ...

Ovechkin tests sore knee at practice

Alex Ovechkin's latest on-ice indiscretion netted him a two-game suspension, a sore right knee and a new level of concern from his coach about his "pretty reckless" ways.

Front Line: Hossa back, rising

Marian Hossa defied even the most optimistic of prognoses by returning to the Blackhawks before the calendar turned to December. With his injury behind him, Sean Allen is ready to consider him elite again.

Your rants, my answers

As always, my friends, you ranted and I listened. There is, in fact, a couch in my home office here in Toronto. I picture you puckheads lying on there...

...2009; Raleigh, NC, USA; Washington Capitals left wing Alex Ovechkin (8) is helped off the ice after a...

TORONTO - NOVEMBER 21: Alex Ovechkin #8 of the Washington Capitals gets ready for...

RALEIGH, NC - NOVEMBER 30: Alex Ovechkin #8 of the Washington Capitals is assisted off...

Has Ovechkin finally gone too far?

Part of Alex Ovechkin's charm has been his willingness to go through people as opposed to around them. But given his latest hit, has the Caps star gone too far?

Backstrom's Two Goals Lift Capitals

Ovie hurt, but Backstrom paces Caps to win over Canes

Backstrom has two goals, assist as Capitals win without Ovechkin

Nicklas Backstrom had two goals and an assist while Eric Fehr added a goal and an assist Monday night, leading Washington to a 3-2 victory over the Carolina Hurricanes.