Imagine Jack Lambert lining up on defense for the Cleveland Browns.
Or Willie Stargell hitting the ball over the fence for the Cincinnati Reds.
It's no less difficult to picture Jaromir Jagr skating for the Washington Capitals, but that's what Pittsburgh's hockey fans faced yesterday when the Penguins traded one of the most accomplished athletes in the city's sports history to their perennial playoff rival.
That's how Dejan Kovacevic began the lead story on the front page of the July 12, 2001, Pittsburgh Post-Gazette. (Whatever became of him?)
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