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Originally Posted by EonBlue
He's definitely good but some Russians have a tendency to fade after a few years. Pavel Bure and Alexei Yashin are a few hyped players that come to mind. Ovechkin may be different because he is not a floater like Yashin was and he more well rounded than Bure was, but wait a few years before calling him "great".
Besides, Crosby is still the highest points-per-game player in the league so far this year.
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I wouldn't put Bure anywhere in the same category as Yashin. Injuries are what really caused his career to fade. He was stll putting up decent #'s in Florida before the knees went on him.