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Buccigross Talks Caps
by Paul on 02/18/09 at 08:37 AM ET
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from Homer McFanboy,
John Buccigross is an exception to the rule.
While ESPN has largely ignored professional hockey, the former NHL 2Night co-host has gone above and beyond to show the NHL some love. His weekly column on ESPN.com is a must read for any diehard, so we asked him to take some time out of his busy schedule to answer a few questions about the Washington Capitals. Thankfully, he agreed to play along....
When it’s all said and done, where will Alex Ovechkin rank among the league’s elite? You’re already on record as saying he’s the best player in Capitals history, but will he be mentioned in the same breath as Gordie Howe, Wayne Gretzky and Mario Lemieux as one of the best to ever play the sport?
“I think that will depend on how prolific his goal totals end up being,” Buccigross said. “He has already proved to be one of the more unique players in NHL history. Really, who else compares? If he approaches 800 goals that would be interesting, but I wonder with Ovechkin’s style of play if he can have a long career. Either way he will go down as an NHL great and a player teenagers will grow up talking about and comparing subsequent players to.”
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I don’t get this guy at all. Typical ESPU wannabe funny man. Does he even know hockey? I saw him skate once and he was beyond terrible. Maybe he just hung out with Melrose so he became the “Hockey guy” at ESPN. Likes to talk about the Bruins and Cam Neely but that is probably the extent of his hockey knowledge. He’s older than I am but his taste in music is bizarre. Maybe its just a mid life crisis...living in Bristol CT forever will probably do that to you
Posted by kevin from boston on 02/18/09 at 10:18 AM ET