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In D.C., the Cup's impact will be felt far beyond hockey

ANALYSIS/OPINION:

Cleaning out some leftover pucks from my notebook before the Washington Capitals Stanley Cup parade celebration Tuesday:

Alex Ovechkin is not only the toast of the town — he has toasted the town.

We saw some very entertaining photos and videos of Ovechkin and his teammates partying from Arlington to Nationals Park to Georgetown this weekend.

Which made me wonder — how would life in Washington had been if the champion of a good time, Redskins great John Riggins, had roamed the city at a time of cell phone cameras and social media?