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Ovechkin sets bar high for Capitals

Associated Press

Saturday, September 12, 2009

ARLINGTON, Va. -- Alex Ovechkin arrived at training camp Saturday morning with some noticeable upper-body bulk and pumped-up expectations for the Washington Capitals. The two-time league MVP and the Capitals reported for preseason camp, eager to erase the memories of a second-round loss in last spring's playoffs to the eventual Stanley Cup champion Pittsburgh Penguins. "On top. On top of Pittsburgh, on top of everybody," Ovechkin said, when asked where he expected the Capitals to finish the 20 ...

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