2012
06.12
06.12
Stanley Cup Final is complete. The names on everyone's lips are Jonathan Quick, Dustin Brown, Anze Kopitar, even Martin Brodeur.
What happened to Alex Ovechkin and Sidney Crosby? It's now been three years since either of these young stars was in the conversation during the last two rounds of the playoffs.
In the age of parity, no team's expected to win consecutive Cups like the dynasty Oilers or Canadiens, but Sid and Ovi were supposed to be in a class of their own. After losing the 2004-05 season to lockout, the NHL hung its marketing hopes on these two bright rookies at the beginning of their careers.
They joined the NHL in the same year, and the rivalry evolved naturally. Ovechkin and Crosby lived up to their billing and duked it out ...
Read Full Article at Bleacher Report - Pittsburgh Penguins
What happened to Alex Ovechkin and Sidney Crosby? It's now been three years since either of these young stars was in the conversation during the last two rounds of the playoffs.
In the age of parity, no team's expected to win consecutive Cups like the dynasty Oilers or Canadiens, but Sid and Ovi were supposed to be in a class of their own. After losing the 2004-05 season to lockout, the NHL hung its marketing hopes on these two bright rookies at the beginning of their careers.
They joined the NHL in the same year, and the rivalry evolved naturally. Ovechkin and Crosby lived up to their billing and duked it out ...
Read Full Article at Bleacher Report - Pittsburgh Penguins