from Damien Cox of Sportsnet,

Now, for the first time since 2009, back when Ovechkin was 23 years old and Crosby just 21, the two NHL titans will collide in a playoff series, with the opportunity to rekindle the head-to-head dynamic that once made this the NHL’s most watchable and compelling individual rivalry.

Back then, this seemed like something we were going to be treated to every spring, or in many springs at least. Instead, these two have gone separate paths for the most part since then, their careers intersecting for a few regular-season games and some international tussles, only to be reunited now with both playing excellent hockey in hot pursuit of the Stanley Cup this spring.

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