The Magic of Alex Ovechkin and the chase towards Wayne Gretzky
Can Alex Ovechkin catch Wayne Gretzky as early as this season? It is the hottest question of the entire offseason as the Washington Capitals enter their 50th season.
Before sports I was a beliver in magic and recently came across a David Copperfield episode featuring Wayne Gretzky himself. Copperfield tears up a baseball card and restores it in front of the great one’s eyes.
Similar to what some call as the king of magic like Copperfield or the king of goal scoring like Gretzky, Ovechkin has been the king of D.C. for the last 20 years.
With Alex Ovechkin 42 goals away from eclipsling a record once thought to be impossible, Carbery has given the great eight his blessing per NHL.com’s Tom Gulitti:
