Pittsburghers are a proud, protective bunch. We’ll ardently defend the merits of Primanti Brothers over any cheesesteak pretender. Think Wawa’s better than GetGo? Get outta here. Heinz over Hunt's ketchup all day. And if you say the Brady/Belichick dynasty trumps the 1970s Super Steelers? Well, those are fighting words.
It’s no surprise, then, that some Pittsburghers are grumbling about Alex Ovechkin recently passing Mario Lemieux on the all-time goals scored list. That has prompted some to question whether the Great Eight is the greatest scoring talent of this generation—or any other.
Does Ovechkin really match up with Le Magnifique?
And what about other Penguins legends past (Jaromir Jagr) and present (Sidney Crosby and Evgeni Malkin)?
It’s time for a Steel City showdown.
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