Alex Ovechkin scores NHL 2K10 cover

Haha, the cover looks horrible!

As for this game, not sure. Hopefully, they put some effort into it. Last year was just awful, 09 was the only EA game that was actually better. It's a neat cover, but 2K needs to step it up.

eggmcmuff, Detroit got TEN MORE POWERPLAYS than the Pens. So how exactly does your conspiracy theory fit into this? We worked from a 2-0 deficit and battled back to win the cup. We deserve it. Yes, coming from a Pens fan it's obvious, but it's ridiculous to claim the team was "handed" the cup. They worked their asses off to get where they are. It's good for the NHL, anyway.

I believe that 'NHL 2K8' had the best goalie engine/system ever. I had so much fun playing 2K8 basing my gamestyleas close to NHL realizum. Barely had any repeat goals except for break-a-way goals. The front hand to back hand goal was just to simple to get a gino for your team. Thats why I also loved how they had the trick engine; which containedabout 20 different realistic dekes created for break-a-ways. Anywho Marty Turco did a fantasic Job along with the producers of 2K8 to earn my vote for the best goalie system in game history. And hopefully they can add his work back into 2K10 to make this game 10x the fun.

That makes absolutely no sense. So my opinion is ignorant? Is that even possible? Hockey is not at the bottom of "everyone's list" Me and two of my buddies specifically watch hockey and college basketball exclusively. And I live in Pittsburgh so its not like I don't have a good football team to watch. I choose not to, because its too slow paced for me. Again thats my opinion. You disagreeing with it does not make it any less valid.

nope hockey is not the best sport. hockey is at the bottom of everyone's list for most watched sport. i like how people state that it's their opinion when the point of this is about opinions. you would be ignorant to say it's the best sport. but hey thats my opinion.

Sorry 2K, but even the greatest player in the NHL gracing your cover ain't gonna change the fact that EA has had, and will continue to have your number in the worst way for years to come. The proverbial nail in the coffin just keeps getting deeper and deeper each year.

Hockey is actually the best sport out there. Thats my opinion though. I wouldn't be ignorant enough to post my opinion as fact.

why is this even posted? nobody cares about hockey. hockey sucks

Egg your right ... the Pens did nothing to win the cup. It was all the refs and bettman. If you going to post about a team you dont like your should state facts not your biased opinion.

I hear a lot of folks dissing the Pens.That's a shame as the Pens have been one of the 2 best teams in hockey the last two seasons.So have the Red Wings. I don't remember a lot of Pittsburgh fans moaning about losing the cup last year.The better team won last year.The better team won this year also.

the game will still be inferior compared to EA's

Now that Bettman has spent his [you know what] forcing his cash cows to a cup win, can we get some calls that'll get Ovie his? I don't expect 'burgh fans to admit it, but I'd accept "league's li'l darling" status for the Caps gladly & openly if it meant a championship.

Yes they should have. Crosby and Malkin are the faces of the NHL, whether you like it or not. No the Cup was not "rigged". Thats one of the stupidest things I've ever heard. Ovechkin is a great player, as are Crosby and Malkin. No one has to pick sides. And to who said Ovechkin plays for his team and Crosby doesn't, I dare you to look at their stats. Look at Sid's assists compared to goals. Then look at Ovechkin's. He's a goal scorer. Sid is a playmaker. Two different styles of hockey. Both good. Neither "better". Please have a clue before you speak next time.

They should have put Crosby AND Malkin on there.

well he is the best scorer in the league Washington would be crap without ovechkin

Nice cover

not to mention their atrocious baseball where your outfielders will end up with at least one error a game from missing a routine fly ball or I can hit a home run almost as I please even with the sliders customized. The only thing 2K sports has going for it these days is NBA.

2K needs a year off of hockey. I think they should actually try watching some hockey before putting out a hockey game. This series has gone south ever since Sega gave up its sports division. Its only going to get worse for them with all the momentum that EA has with NHL 2010 unless they can think of something new and exciting like EA and the skill stick. I will not call it NHL 10 sounds to wierd for me. That sounds like its the tenth NHL game out.

best 2K cover EVER!!!

So 2Ks big feature this year will be...hotdog goal celebrations?

Who cares 2K hockey SUCKS EA is way better at hockey games just like 2K is better at basketball games.

Penguins won the cup fair and square guys, but that still does not mean I like it. I don't mind Malkin but I cannot stand Crosby, I think I could live with Kobe over Crosby, at least Kobe wins games for his teams, and when he gets the wind knocked out of him he doesn't sit out the rest of the game. Kobe just goes back out and drains a 25 footer in your face.

Great athlete, he should be the face of the NHL, not Sidney the whiner.

He has a missing tooth on the cover, or what seem to be. Put in Happy Feet of the Penguins or is that for the wii version.

Woah, I never though i would see the day! EA cover to 2K cover! It is weird, but congratz again Ovie!

To all you people that think you know hockey and think you know anything about the Penguins: Go play John Madden.

As much as I disapprove of Ovi, I'm glad that Malkin or Crosby didn't make the cover. Just something about being the face of virtual hockey doesn't seem appealing.

cool. ovechkin is dope nasty. cant stand crosby or malkin or the penguins to all those complaining

Hopefully 2k sports pull it's head out of it's a$$ and gets back into making a decent hockey simulation like it used to.

Well, that was one heck of a goal in the video... Dang...

At least its not Crosby or Malkin on the cover. Somehow the NHL rigged the finals because Crosby is the supposed "face" of the NHL, and sportscasters never shut up about him. Although conspiracy theorys are fun to think about, I still think the Wings should have won the cup. What did they do wrong? They took Abdelkader off the team to make room for Draper to come back... I mean seriously Abdelkader was hot, scoring goals, not to mention he was young, and fast. If the wings didnt mess with the lineup they had in Games 1 and 2, they most likely would have won the cup. Maybe Babcock will learn that experience doesnt win game 7's when all the old farts are tired. (Dont get me wrong, our older guys are still great players, they just cant keep up with the young guns) Oh well... Maybe next year.

With the youthfulness of the Pittsburgh Penguins team, it would have been nice to see either Crosby or Malkin on the cover.The cover is meant to excite the gamer into buying the game.the above two players would have.

There's a reason the Capitals got knocked out in the playoffs, Ovechkin plays greedy. It's a one man team.

Sorry he's not quite up to your standards nightshade_01, he's only won the Art Ross, the Lester B. Pearson, the Rocket Richard, the Calder, the Hart and including the additions of this year, another Rocket Richard, Lester B. Pearson, and maybe even Hart. And of course he's terrible if he only led his team and the league in playoff points up until that point. He should be more like Crosby and whine to the referees whenever somebody touches him or better yet, go off with an injury. That would make him a much better player. Did you catch the sarcasm or are you a little too thick? I'm not saying Fleury didn't stand on his head come playoffs or Malkin didn't put up points but Ovechkin is one of, if not the most dynamic and exciting players in hockey and that's why he's on the cover.

YESSSSS!

OVECHKIN?! You have to be kidding me. That loser not only A: didn't get the scoring title, he B: didn't get the Smythe trophy and C: didn't even make it past the second round of the playoffs! If anyone deserves to be on that cover it's Malkin or Crosby. Hell, I'd put Marc-Andre Fleury on that cover before that mutton-head.

Hopefully its the Capitals year 2010!

Release the hate. It won't stop the Pittsburgh Penguins from being 2009 Stanley Cup Champions or 2009 Stanley Cup Champion, Sidney Crosby, from being the best all around center in the league. You can talk all you want about Bettman fixing the SCF but how do you explain the Dead Wings 23 powerplays to 2009 Stanley Cup Champion, Pittsburgh Penguins, 14 powerplays. Seems to me the fix was the other way around and the 2009 Stanley Cup Champion, Pittsburgh Penguins, shocked the world.

They may as well put Gary Bettman on the cover, given he's done more for the NHL than any player. By that, I mean screw it up in pretty much every way imaginable, from the crap TV deal to the post-lockout rules that make the NHL a sissy game to the shootout (I'm a purist that views it as a gimmick) to the new uniforms that now make my Avalanche ugly to look at aesthetically as well as performance-wise. I guess only the glamour teams like Detroit and Pittsburgh were allowed to keep old cool styles or get new cool ones. Ovi is the best pure goal scorer this game has seen since Gretzky, and even Malkin is starting to surpass Cindy Crosby, the so called savior. Everyone who's not in the tank for the Pens knows Bettman wanted him lifting that cup more than anything, kind of like how David Stern wanted a Cleveland-LA final in the NBA.

Mark Messier anyone? lol

Did you see Bettman skating the Cup around while holding Crosby's hand? Bettman finally accomplished what he wanted... to bad nobody saw it. It's amazing how bad Bettman gets booed wherever he goes. Now that Cindy has the Cup can we take off the skirts and get back to how real hockey should be played! As far as NHL 2K's hockey goes... 2K blew it years ago and still hasn't done anything even close to interesting compared to NHL 09. But I am curious to see if 2K has learned anything and innovated anything... or if they are still reheating the same lame formula again.

Yeah, GB is a powerful man, but I don't think that he has control over Fleury's .960, or the two garbage goals that got past Osgood. And the only "bad" penalty call of the night was on Jordan Staal.

Dude, hockey is not "fixed". Back in the early 80's there was a seemingly unstoppable dynasty in the New York Islanders. Than a little team with some guy named "Gretzky", among others, usurped them. It happens all the time. Deal with it. Oh yeah, and I'm looking forward to what 2K can do this year.

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The Pittsburgh Penguins 2009 Stanley Cup Champions!!! People like mbrown333 can eat crow. They just like ovenchicken cause they don't know any better.

I prefer to play real hockey.

eggmcmuff, I just noticed that you are a caps fan! Well, I see why you're being so sore about any criticism that your poor, precious team receives. I promise that I will only say nice things about them, like that time they made it to the SCF, and you guys almost won a game too! And how nice is it that Ovi and Chris Cooley send their jerseys to each other. That's cute.

86blackhorseman, the only reason he can get a lot of shots on goal, is because he has such a great shot. Also not all those shots are goals, but a lot great rebounds and scoring chances. He can let the shot fly, when most players wouldn't be able to get it off, this is just one of the reasons he is so effective.

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