who is better, sidney crosby or alex ovechkin? why?
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excellent question. I'd say Crosby has a higher ceiling-- he's younger and more naturally skilled. Ovechkin is bigger and stronger, though, and will probably be more consistent. I have to choose right now? I go with Crosby, 'cause he'll sell tickets, 'cause they're both realllly good...
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Smytty, hands down. The guy takes a Pronger shot off the mouth, loses 3 teeth, gets multiple stiches and still has the guts to assist on the game winning goal!!!\n\nTHE MULLET ROCKS!!!
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The US - Russia semi final game in the 1980 olympics had to be the greatest game from a US perspective.\n\nHowever a personal Favorite of mine (and a very close second) was game 7 of the 1994 Stanley cup eastern conference semi-finals between the NY Rangers and the NJ Devils.\n\nHowie Rose's call of the Game winning goal in the 2nd OT still gives me goosebumps \n\n"Mateau, Mateau, Mateau. Stephane Matteau and the Rangers have one more hill to climb baby, but its Mt. Vancouver. The Rangers are headed to the finals"
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I think Crosby should have gotten it because he was the youngest player EVER to get 100 or more points in a season. Plus, he was appointed one of the assistant captains about midway through the season which shows he is comfortable being a leader on a team. Also, like you said, he was more of an integral part of the team. I think Ovechkin is an awesome player and shows lots of enthusiasm, passion, and love for the game. Both are great to watch and as a hockey fan, I'm giddy at watching these two guys along with a bunch of other great, young players like Phaenuf and Lundqvist for years to come.
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Carolina.  The Oilers relied too much on Roloson.  If the Canes don't have any more games like most of game one, they'll win.
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How can Sakic be over rated? The man gets VERY little press - hell, even Mats Sundin and Dany Heatly get more press than Joe Sakic. I mean, Sakic has been one of the most consistent point producers of the past 15-20 years (I know, he debuted in 1988), and captained TWO Avalanche teams to Stanley Cups, winning a Hart Trophy along the way. Multiple 100 point seasons, a 50-goal season here and there...this man deserves MORE accolades and is a shoe-in for the Hall of Fame. And he did it all with ONE franchise. A class act.
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I like anaheim too, but my fav team is guess what?? AVS!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! They will beat the Ducks, and if you want to cheer both, well, how easy can that be? U can actually live thru a goal scored without being frustrated!!!!
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My favorite Pittsburgh Penguin goalie was definately Johan Hedberg. When he was in net it was fun to watch him! he was a good guy and i loved the name! Johan Hedberg, wooooo those were good times. The record doesnt speak volumes for him, but he was consistent and he had some amazing saves.
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Ukraine and Switzerland - nothing biggie ,but penalties was mashu-mashu!!! Goalkeeper Chaikovskiy is the best
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here is my opinion on it.  with hockey, the longer you play the harder and harder it is to maintain a level of excellence.  very few people can play hockey really well.  while the same is true for soccer, i think it is to a lesser degree.  i would chose soccer.
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The Red Wings are the best. Two words sum it up Brendan Shanahan.
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I'm Ms. Know it all....132 best answers and the numbers are growing.\n\nseriously if i really wanted to ask someone about hockey i would ask Scotty Bowman he is the master mind of hockey.\n\n\nGO HABS GO!!!!!!!!!!!!!1
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Yeah..it is Jagr...the only other players who come close are Nick Lidstrom...who is worth it...and Tckacuk..boy did the Blues get ripped off .....
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Right Now- Jeter. His average and number of hits are superior.\nCareer- A-rod. His stats over his whole career are vastly superior to Jeters.
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Hockey, by a mile!  It's fast.  It's exciting.  It makes me jump on my couch and scream: Let's go Rangers!!!\n\nWhy do I love hockey?  Here are a few reasons:\n\nJagr, Lundqvist, Prucha, Malik, Kasparitis, Sykora, Nylander, Ward, Moore, Ortmeyer, Hollweg, Straka, Rucinsky, Ruccin ... and so on.
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Derek Jeter has been known time and time again to be a good player when it counts. When the game is on the line, Jeter is the one who always performs at his best. Come October, he's the guy you always need to look out for.\n\nA-Rod, on the other hand, is a statistician's player. He's got a great batting average, great fielding percentage, on base percentage, etc. But notice whenever he joins a team they seem to do worse? After he left Seattle, their wins improved the next season. When he left Texas, their wins improved the next season. And now he's in New York, and who knows if he'll ever get a ring.
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I personally do not think he should be the Captain next season, nor do I think he should he be the Captain of Team Canada in the next Olympics. There are many worthy veteran players who would make better Captains than a young player who has not been in the league very long. For example, veterans on the Pittsburgh Penguins like John LeClair and Sergei Gonchar would be much better Captains because of their experience and wisdom. A Captain is a leader and is a solid player, not always the best player or all-star, Crosby should definitely get more experience in the league before being in the position of Captain or even Assistant Captain. That is not to say however that he won't be named Captain of either of those two teams; but look for him to have the "A" on his sweater, not the "C" next season.