That is a bad comparison between Ovechkin and Langford. Langford, a Black man (in an era when sports were segregated), was denied the opportunity to fight for the World Championship on many occasions due to Jack Johnson repeatedly declining to fight him for fear he might lose. Crosby is not afraid to take on Ovechkin for fear he might lose and nobody is denying Ovechkin the opportunity to play for a championship. The team he plays for just doesn't have what it takes to win one. At least that is recent history for the Caps.