OVI isn't a selfish player at all, That's crazy, the guy is all class. The rest of that russian team outside of ovi,malkin,tikhonov and kulikov tho are all pieces of garbage.
Why did he go over? because he's a proud russian who enjoys representing his country, I'd do it too every chance i could if i was a hockey player of any nationality.
Anyone here ever have the chance to wear the maple leaf for example on your jersey? I haven't but... damn that would be one hell of a moment for sure. Representing your country is huge, Every athlete that can do it should do it as much as they can.
Why did he go over? Because like it or not, he's one of the best hockey players in the world. People can debate that all they want but reality truly is, he's one of if not the best Russian hockey player in history.