August 26, 2008
Just Give it to Him Already
In an MVN Outsider list of the Franchise players for each team, Jonathan Ragus has Peter Bondra tabbed as the Face of the Franchise for the Caps. But his explanation doesn't explain a heck of a whole lot.
Watch your back Peter because there is a slick, fast, amazing Russian by the name of Alexander Ovechkin who is going to steal this title from you, if he hasn’t already.
There are a few guys that you think about when you think Capitals. Mike Vogel thinks of Dale Hunter. Many people think of recently departed goalie Olaf Kolzig. Bondra, Gustafsson, and Langway pop into mind as well. But if you're simply going to tell a guy that he'll be overthrown shortly, you might as well just get it over with now. While Ovechkin isn't a sentimental favorite, he has done much to reinvigorate the District with a passion for hockey. He is also already arguably the best player in Caps history, if not stat-wise then skill-wise.
So with all due respect to Peter Bondra, Alex Ovechkin is the face of the franchise. Plain and simple.
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