Don Cherry Defends Crosby

Yes, you read that right! Although it may not be as much defending Crosby as it is criticizing Ovechkin (but I'll take it!).

Don Cherry criticized Alexander Ovechkin on Saturday during his "Coach's Corner" segment during "Hockey Night in Canada" for his on-ice celebrations calling it "goofy stuff" and indirectly agreeing with Crosby's summation of Ovechkin's

"I'm going to tell you about this guy: He's got a free ride. He runs at guys, does this stuff," Cherry said. "I am predicting somebody's going to get him. And somebody's going to get him good. There's somebody out there — some big defenseman is going to be sitting in the weeds. As he cuts across center ice, somebody's going to cut him in half."

Video of soccer players celebrating goals was shown, followed by video of Ovechkin.

"Now watch Ovechkin. ... Does he not remind you of a soccer player? And that's what Crosby was talking about. Look at him," Cherry said.

Information taken from The Associated Press article, "Ovechkin laughs off Cherry's on-air criticism"