Ovechkin/Backstrom/Semin: Caps more than a one-line team?

There are certain statistic benchmarks in hockey that indicate an NHL player has achieved an elite status. Once a winger breaks the 50-goal barrier, he's forever known as a 50-goal scorer. (No matter what happens to Jonathan Cheechoo(notes), it's still his calling card.) Once a center breaks 100 points, he's forever known as a 100-point center. Vincent Lecavalier(notes) is a 100-point center; Jason Spezza(notes) is potentially one. Pavel Datsyuk(notes), for all his offensive wizardry, will be asked about the 100-point threshold he's yet to cross until he crosses it. In two NHL seasons, Nicklas Backstrom(notes) of the Washington Capitals has scored 69 and 88 points in 82-game seasons, spending the majority of his time as Alexander Ovechkin's(notes) personal pivot. He begins the 2009-10 season not only centering Ovechkin, but centering the Capitals' other awe-inspiring Alex: Mr. Semin, who scored 79 points in just 62 games last season. With two offensive stars ...