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Ovechkin, Sid the Kid Give NHL New Life

May 10, 2009 – 9:52 PM
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Jay Mariotti

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WASHINGTON -- There are times, when the house lights are down and the Verizon Center is bathed in red, that Alex Ovechkin seems like much more than a rock star and Charles Barkley's choice as the best athlete in sports (remember, LeBron James and the Chuckster are feuding). Really, it's the closest thing I've seen in an arena to a cult revival, with heavy-metal riffs tearing through the lubed-up, raucous crowd and "ROCK THE RED" stenciled menacingly on the ice.
Filed under: FanHouse Exclusive, NHL, Sports
Tagged: alex ovechkin, AlexOvechkin, sidney crosby, SidneyCrosby

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