Ovechkin and Crosby had a date in the district this weekend and I have a hunch they won't be making googly eyes at each other anytime soon, in fact, they appear to hate each other. The Caps/Pens rivalry has been a good one over the years and it's only getting better, which is good news for the league. The NHL needs Ovechkin and Crosby to generate ratings and their hatred towards each other leads to great hockey, which, you guessed it, leads to ratings. The game yesterday afternoon saw the Caps send the Penguins waddling (get it?) back to Pittsburgh and it looks like the Pens may miss out on the playoffs just one year after going the finals; shh, if you're quiet enough you can hear Gary Bettman crying himself to sleep. Before Boudreau the Caps were 1-7-1 in recent years against the Pens, with Sid the Kid outdeuling Ovie, but since Boudreau the Caps are 4-1-1 and 3-0 this season, with Ovie moving ahead of Crosby and establishing himself as the best in the league. The Caps and Penguins have hated each other for years and with the addition of Sid The Kid and Ovie into the mix, the rivalry has just begun.
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I haven't been to an ice hockey game in years but I think I'm going to have to go again soon.
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