It almost seems offensively audacious: to think out loud of the Capitals' first line in quasi-historical contexts. As in: could it ripen into a best-ever unit -- not best-ever merely in Washington hockey history but in league history -- and perhaps sooner rather than later? Ovechkin-Backstrom-Semin was formed little more than a month ago, during training camp. And yet the line already has puckheads all across the continent heaping high praise on it, many ranking it among the most lethal and dangerous in the league. It also has this blogger wondering, given its infancy, and given its gaudy assembly of skill, if the unit isn't on track toward all-time-best designation. Today, in the vein of history, the line must be assessed with a very forward-looking eye. And yet . . . don't we already know that Ovi ranks among the greatest talents ever at left wing? Isn't Nicklas Backstrom an All-Star caliber playmaking pivot thought to rank among the very best under-25 centers in t...
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