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Article: Ovechkin isn't a big hit with Crosby
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- February 24, 2009
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Penguins captain Sidney Crosby will gladly engage rival elite
point-producer Alexander Ovechkin of the Washington Capitals in the
chase to catch Crosby's teammate, Evgeni Malkin, in the NHL scoring
race.
However, Crosby said Monday he will not challenge Ovechkin "to a
hitting competition" when the Penguins play the Capitals at Verizon
Center on March 8.
"Size is not on my side on that," Crosby said yesterday, a day
after he and Ovechkin reignited a personal rivalry that dates to
their rookie seasons in 2005-06, when the Washington star edged the
face of the Penguins for the Calder Trophy.
"But I can't shy away from it either. There's one puck out there
... that's hockey."
Crosby took ...