Sidney Crosby and Alex Ovechkin will be forever linked in hockey history, and therefore their careers will undoubtedly always be measured up against each others. And with a Pittsburgh Penguins series victory over the Washington Capitals in Round 2, Crosby continues his stranglehold over the rivalry.

But as a purely hypothetical, what if Crosby were a member of the Caps, and Ovi a Penguin?

ESPN's Barry Melrose joined 'Mike & Mike' on Thursday morning, and decided to give his take on what the rivalry would look like if the two star player swapped teams:

 

 

Barry Melrose thinks the Penguins-Capitals rivalry all comes down to their two star players. (via @espn)

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It's a major league hot take, and clearly a hypothetical, but what do you think? If Crosby was a Capital, would the Caps have a couple Stanley Cups right now?

 (H/T ESPN)