2011 NHL Winter CLASSIC.....ALEXANDER the GREAT vs KID CROSBY....RUSSIA vs CANADA...... at Pittsburgh's HEINZ FIELD

The National Hockey League Started this event a few years back.......and it is one of the best in WORLD.........the NHL'S WINTER CLASSIC.

This year's Classic features the two faces of the NHL in Alex " ALEXANDER the GREAT" OVECHKIN of the Washington CAPITALS and SIDNEY " SID the KID" CROSBY of the host Pittsburgh PENGUINS.

The CAPS come in having won 2 in a row but 4-4-2 in their last 10 games but have 49 points which is 4th best in the NHL only behind the PENS, HOCKEYTOWN USA( REDWINGS), and the new BROAD STREET BULLIES (FLYERS).

The PENS come in with a league best 53 points and 6-3-1 in their last 10 games. The PENS have enjoyed their new ice, CONSOL ENERGY Center and have gotten good play for the most part from Goalie Marc-Andre FLEURY.

The CAPS have had lapses everywhere and this is not the same team the PENS faced last year. Defensively they have been a nightmare of such at times and they will have no shot at LORDS Stanley CUP if the Defense stays the same.

Both teams are primes though to make a run after the All-Star Game and have the 2 brightest and most popular stars in the NHL and probably the hockey world.

Let's look at how ALEX and SID size up so far this season........


The KID in 39 games
32 goals 33 assists 65 points and a +/- of 20

ALEX the GREAT in 39 games
14 goals 28 assists 42 points and a +/- of 11

As you see ALEX is on Career Lows from a scoring perspective and the KID is just flat-out consistent and is one of the more smoother scoring forwards you will ever see in the game today.

This is a must see event and from the latest weather forecast a little rain is expected but with #8 and #87 out there..........that won't stop this one from being a good one.