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Saturday, June 14, 2008 --- 67 days ago http://bleacherreport.com/articles/29671-NHL-2008-Playoffs-Stand-and-Applaud
| The 2008 NHL Playoffs started out just as anyone could have hoped; except for Carolina Hurricanes fans, that is. Though he's not the NHL's Golden Boy, Alexander Ovechkin is the league's most exciting player, and he proved it by leading The Washington Capitals in their late season playoff run that nearly every hockey fan was rooting for, mainly to see Ovechkin continue his trademark glass jump goal celebration through April. As a Kings, fan, I was taking on the Caps as my 2008 playoff team to cheer for. But wait a minute, we also finally have Sidney Crosby and the Penguins with a legitimate chance to make a run at the Stanley Cup? With Crosby sidelined for 6 weeks, Evgeni Malkin takes over and scores 39 points in 24 games, eventually earning him the nod for the Hart Memorial Trophy, given to the league's MVP. Where's the excitement for this story? Unfortunately for the Pens, the Caps' story was just more enthralling at the time, even though the consensus was that Pittsburgh had a much better shot at competing for Lord Stanley's prize. Moreover, these scenarios provided the possibility of the NHL's dream scenario: Crosby vs Ovechkin on the largest stage. They had scheduled this matchup two or three times during the season to be exhibited on NBC's nationwide broadcast with meager results. The games were exciting, but not quite what we all hoped for. But now the possibility of this match-up in the postseason was just too in ... |
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