Ovechkin

THERE’S A LOT MORE ON THE LINE TONIGHT IN WASHINGTON THAN JUST A HOCKEY GAME…
THERE IS ALSO THE FUTURE OF THE NHL ON AMERICAN NETWORK TELEVISION…
THE LEAGUE IS TRYING DESPERATELY TO EXTEND ITS AGREEMENT WITH NBC…
THE OWNERS MAY HAVE BEEN SUCCESSFUL AT CRUSHING THE PLAYERS ASSOCIATION IN THE LOCK OUT…
BUT THEY ALSO KILLED ANY INTEREST IN THE GAME IN THE AMERICAN MARKET…
THREE YEARS LATER AND RATINGS ON N.B.C. REMAIN AT AN ALL TIME RECORD LOW…
THAT GETS US TO ALEXANDER OVECHKIN…
HE’S THE FIRST PLAYER IN 11 YEARS TO SCORE OVER 60 GOALS IN A SEASON AND IS AN ABSOLUTE LOCK TO WIN THE HART…
COMBINE THAT WITH THE ARRIVAL OF SIDNEY CROSBY IN PITTSBURGH AND THE NHL HAS THE MOST DYNAMIC DUO SINCE WAYNE GRETZKY AND MARIO LEMIUEX…
SO FAR THE REAL IMPACT OF CROSBY AND OVECHKIN HAS ONLY BEEN FELT IN THE CITIES THEY PLAY FOR…
UNTIL THEIR ARRIVAL…BOTH PITTSBURGH AND WASHINGTON COULD NOT GIVE AWAY TICKETS AND WERE ON THE TOP OF THE LIST FOR RELOCATION…
THIS SEASON THE PENGUINS SOLD OUT EVERY HOME GAME FOR THE FIRST TIME IN THEIR HISTORY…
AND THE CAPITALS HAVE ALSO SUDDENLY BECOME THE HOTTEST TICKET IN TOWN…
THE CHALLENGE NOW IS TO TRANSLATE THAT SUCCESS IN THE PLAYOFFS…
THAT’S THE STAGE THAT WILL ATTRACT A NATIONAL AUDIENCE…
KEEP IN MIND…
SO FAR IN THEIR YOUNG CAREERS…NEITHER CROSBY NOR OVECHKIN HAVE YET TO WIN A SINGLE PLAYOFF ROUND…
GRETZKY AND LEMIUEX WON A TOTAL OF 6 STANLEY CUPS…
HOCKEY IS NO DIFFERENT THAN ANY OTHER SPORT…
LEGENDS ARE BORN IN THE PLAYOFFS…
IT’S WHY THIS SERIES BETWEEN WASHINGTON AND PHILADELPHIA IS SO IMPORTANT…
SHOULD THE CAPITALS WIN…THEY MEET PITTSBURGH IN THE SECOND ROUND…
THIS SCRIPT WRITES ITSELF…
NOW YOU MIGHT THINK…HOW COULD ANYBODY SCREW THIS UP???
WELL JUST THINK BACK TO THE EARLY 90’S…
SOMEHOW BETTMAN AND THE OWNERS FOUND A WAY…