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NHL Breakaway Challenge: How Can It Be Improved?

 
I'm on the edge of my couch, patiently waiting for Alex Ovechkin's turn in the NHL Super Skills Breakaway Challenge. After seeing Patrick Kane, Ryan Getzlaf, Martin St.Louis, Alex Kovalev, and Steven Stamkos all have their chances, some failing and some pulling off some pretty good moves, I couldn't care less. It was Ovechkin's turn, this was the reason I was watching. After a couple failed attempts, Ovechkin went over to the Eastern All-Stars bench, and out pops Evgeni Malkin. Malkin hands over to Ovechkin a hat, black and white shades and of course the Canadian flag waving proud and free, clipped to Ovie's hat. Here we go, this has to be the big move. The 360, then the home-run hit. Then he grabbed Malkin's stick? What! A double bat in! You have to be kidding me!? After a shot of Gatorade, Ovie was ready to go. Here comes the biggest move in hockey history I thought. But what I got was Ovechkin coming in with two sticks, throwing one away half way into the zone, and just taking a ... (link)

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