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    Ken Campbell
    Sep 18, 2024, 16:16

    Look, Ma, no Canadians! The Capitals' iconic NHL players come from all over the world and have been among the best at their craft, says Ken Campbell.

    Alex Ovechkin

    Yeah, OK, so we like to be a little coy in the verbiage leading into these videos about who comprises each NHL team's Mount Rushmore, but, hey, who are we kidding here?

    Alex Ovechkin is going to be on there. We know it. You know it. You lead the NHL in goals nine times and put yourself on the verge of being the greatest goal-scorer of all-time, and it pretty much cements your place on the monument.

    But there's also the guy who has set Ovechkin for a lot of those goals, another one who was the scoring goals long before Ovechkin got there and a guy who changed the trajectory of the franchise by being a guy who stopped goals.

    Here's the list:

    And here's how the NHL Mount Rushmore rankings have gone so far:

    32. Seattle Kraken
    31. Columbus Blue Jackets
    30. Arizona Coyotes/Utah HC
    29. Minnesota Wild
    28. Ottawa Senators
    27. Winnipeg Jets
    26. Vegas Golden Knights
    25. Nashville Predators
    24. Carolina Hurricanes
    23. Anaheim Ducks
    22. San Jose Sharks
    21. Calgary Flames
    20. Vancouver Canucks
    19. Buffalo Sabres
    18. Florida Panthers
    17. Dallas Stars

    What should be your favorite team's Mount Rushmore? Let us know at our forum.