Prelude - Round 1 of the hockey playoffs is over. Some sports will now wish to talk about something else. Perhaps golf. But there is one match up that will get everyone else's attention. Crosby vs Ovenkin; Penguins vs Capitals. This is the match up to talk about now.
Sport - Hockey
Event - The Pittsburgh Penguins take on the Washington Capitals in the round of the NHL Playoffs.
Point to say - "Are you going to watch the Pittsburgh vs Washington series?"
Follow up point - "Who do you think will win?"
Get out of the conversation - "Wonder why Crosby wasn't an MVP candidate." (don't wait for an answer to this one, just drop it and walk away ;-)"
Backgrounder
The two marque names in hockey right now are Crosby and Ovechkin. They are akin to Gretzky and Lemieux. They were both drafted #1 in their year and were expected to take over the game. Now that have (top scorers each year, MVP awards etc...) they are the current face of the NHL.
It is not that often the best actually play against each other. Very rare that they do it in a playoff series. What makes
Follow up
Got 5 minutes? Read this excellent article by Stephen Brunt in today's Globe and Mail.
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