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Crosby/Ovechkin debate rages on: NHL 09 player ratings released
Crosby/Ovechkin debate rages on: NHL 09 player ratings released
Pittsburgh Penguins star Sidney Crosby has more offensive awareness (99) than Alexander Ovechkin of the Washington Capitals (95). He's also faster, more agile, a better passer, more disciplined, and has the same slap-shot accuracy and power . (Ed. Note: My sleepy, pre-coffee eyes misread the shot power numbers. Ovechkin is at 90; Crosby is at 88. Still a little too close.) Ovechkin is, of ...
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Gamers beware, NHL 09 player ratings are out
IllegalCurve.com — ... accuracy and power. (Ed. Note: My sleepy, pre-coffee eyes misread the shot power numbers. Ovechkin is at 90; Crosby is at 88. Still a little too close.) Ovechkin is, of course, tougher; and has better poise than Crosby (thanks, Mike Richards). We know all of this because IGN has bestowed upon puckheads today’s great time-sucker: The player ratings for EA Sports NHL 09. Read the entire entry here. Nice find by the Puck Daddy.  I’m sure there are a ton ...

Penguin Ratings In NHL 09
The Pensblog - A Pittsburgh Penguins Blog From Behind The Veil Of Cryptic Online Identities — ... Thanks to everyone that sent these in. Here are the ratings for the Penguins in NHL 09: [Puck Daddy] pointed some things out. How is Crosby's slapshot more powerful than Malkin's? ::::::::::: [IGN] has all the teams. This game is going to be very hard on our blogging. ...

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