Thanks to Kukla's Korner for pointing out this great little article from Slava Malamud on a Russian reporter's role in the Capitals-Penguins series. It must be a great time to be a hockey fan in Russia given the world championships (including a matchup with Canada in Sunday's final) and this series filled with their native sons.

I've heard that Ovechkin is pretty much the most popular celeb in the entire country over there, and I bet Fedorov's not far behind. Meanwhile, Kovalchuk's been terrific for the world team (again).