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11-24-2005, 01:43 AM
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Are Crosby and Ovechkin the NHL's Bird and Magic?
Does anyone think that Crosby and Ovechkin can bring back the NHL in the same way that Bird and Magic did with the NBA?
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11-24-2005, 10:11 PM
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Crosby and Ovechkin can be the greatest players ever and until the NHL gets back on to a major network no one will know or care. Hockey is a lot more exciting this year since the rule changes but it came a little too late. Now no one sees it.
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11-24-2005, 11:06 PM
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In memory of MSgt Mark J Seward
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Ovechkin is more of a Dominque Wilkins: he can put the puck in the net, but does he make the other players around him better? I'm not so sure he does. He certainly is a great goal scorer though, and plays a nice physical game.
Crosby, on the other hand, has made all the players around him better. His passes are reminiscent of Lemieux's in his prime. He's not nearly as big as A.O. , but more often than not, he comes away with the puck when fighting for it along the boards. The thing I really like about him is his back hand passsing, it's amazing. He's probably drawn 25 penalties so far from the opposition. He'll develop into a great defender and will see additional time with the pk unit. He aure loves to knock off the 'ole water bottle , too.
I'll take Sid.
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11-24-2005, 11:43 PM
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Oh i'll take Sid any day as well. Being from Canada i've watched him pretty much since he was 13 and he has certainly lived up to his hype.
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11-24-2005, 11:53 PM
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He sure has. I try not to miss any of his games. He does something amazing just about every game.
He has to be named to Team Canada for the Olympics.
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11-25-2005, 12:49 AM
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Yeah hopefully he is on it this year. With the number of young stars coming out of Canada and the young talent the US is producing (Kessel, Praise, Whitney, Montoya, etc...) I think we could have a return to the hockey rivalry our countries had in the mid to late 90s.
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02-06-2006, 03:54 PM
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rapidshare.de/files/12283101/DREAM_ON_ovechkin.wmv.html
download this. one reason ao is becoming one of my fav players in the nhl.
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02-06-2006, 04:05 PM
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Semper Fi!
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I'm not so sure Crosby makes those around him better. The penguins flat out stink.
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02-06-2006, 04:17 PM
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Somehow, "Ovechkin" isn't a name that slides off your tounge like "Bird" or "Magic". These types of rivalries only gain real steam when they transcend the sport and begin to bring in the casual fan, who is generally quite stupid. I know it sounds stupid, but the NHL would have a better chance if it was Crosby vs Nash, or Stills vs Young (the second example was a poor joke). Mainstream America rarely buys into players with the last name "Ovechkin".
This rivalry will be the talk of Hockey fans for years, but my uncle, dad or brother will never hear of it.
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02-06-2006, 04:27 PM
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