Beauty and the Beast Series Begins Today

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This is the type of series that the NHL and hockey media love. On one hand, you have Sidney Crosby, the media's darling going up against the beast, Alexander Ovechkin. It also happens to feature some other pretty good players such as the league's potential Hart trophy winner, Pittsburg's Evengi Malkin and Washington's other great Alex... Alexander Semin who just happened to make some unflattering remarks about Sidney Crosby, and then throw in two teams that don't like each other a little bit, and you have the making of a great series, and the type of series that the NHL will be focusing on in the next week or so. While the NHL has decided to use Crosby as their poster boy, he does possess incredible talent as does Ovechkin who is the rare player that brings incredible talent, and passion along with a physical style of play rarely seen in superstars, and even less from someone that hails from Russia, where the players are known more for their skill than physical play. The Penguins and Capitals had some great playoff series back in the 90's in which the Penguins usually won, but always payed a heavy price physically as the Capitals were known for their physical style of play back then. However it turns out, it should make for some incredible hockey and a great boost for the NHL.

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