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Article: OVECHKIN & CROSBY; Fresh faces of hockey; Want two good reasons to watch tonight's NHL All-Star Game? Say no more than Sidney Crosby and Alex Ovechkin, the sport's phenoms.(SPORTS)
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- Star Tribune (Minneapolis, MN)
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- January 24, 2007
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Byline: Michael Russo; Staff Writer
Dallas, Texas -- The Versus network might be anonymous and problematic to find.
But if anything should make the casual hockey fan actually sit on his couch and explore deep into his cable box for the NHL's national television partner, this might be it: Sidney Crosby feeding Alex Ovechkin during tonight's NHL All-Star Game.
After a three-year hiatus, the showcase of NHL stars returns, and the prospect of "Sid the Kid" playing on the same line as "Alexander the Gr8" has the hockey world salivating.
"There are a lot of NHL players on break right now who are going to watch the game because they want to ...