No, not that kind of slumpbuster, sickos.  I would never consider someone’s mother a slumpbuster of any sorts, least of all one whose offspring resembles the lovechild of Richard Kiel.  And if you don’t know who Richard Kiel is, Google him, or watch Happy Gilmore and/or Moonraker–Kiel’s the ginormous cretin with the heart of gold, or something.

But vague movie references aside, Alex Ovechkin’s mom did help her amazingly talented son break out of a recent goal-scoring slump he was in.  So yes, technically the woman is a slumpbuster.  See, Alex was in a six-game goal scoring funk, which is unusual for a guy who averages 54 goals a season.  In 57 games this campaign, Ovie has already netted 42 goals, but like I said, zero in the last six games.

So Ovechkin decided it was time for a change.  Not an equipment change, or a philosophy change, nope, it was time for a change…in hairstyle.  As reported by Versus’ Charissa Thompson (via DC Sports Bog)…

“That’s right, six games without a goal and he decided to switch it up,” she reported during Monday night’s broadcast. “You know, usually he sports that very shaggy hairdo, but today he’s a little bit more cleaned up, courtesy of his mother. That’s right you guys, his mom gave him that haircut. And not that that guy needs to worry about saving money, but hey, can’t beat the price. It’s free, and obviously it worked.”

Damn right it worked–two goals in a shootout loss to the Stars on Monday night ended Ovie’s goal-scoring drought.  The game tying goal, his 44th of the season, was pure Ovechkin.

No word yet on whether Mama Ovechkin has been hired on as the team’s official hairdresser.

[DC Sports Bog, Top Image via Wikipedia, Second Image via SI]