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Article: Overshadowed; Ovechkin wins battle on ice, but Crosby dominates hype.(SPORTS)

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January 25, 2006
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Byline: Dave Fay, THE WASHINGTON TIMES

"Sid the Kid" are three of the most common words in the NHL these days.

Everywhere you turn, someone is promoting Pittsburgh Penguins rookie Sidney Crosby. The Penguins' publicity machine churns out material. The league's new cable outlet features him in slogans that compare Crosby to the great Wayne Gretzky. The NHL promotes him heavily on its Web site.

The new face of the league, according to the cover of ESPN the Magazine, is not the sterling rookie of the Washington Capitals, Alex Ovechkin. It is - of course - Sid the Kid.

The battle on the ice clearly belongs to Ovechkin, who holds a strong ...

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