Ovechkin duplicated his performance Sunday when he scored twice in Washington's 5-4 victory over Toronto.
Ovechkin, the top pick in the 2004 NHL draft, leads all rookies with 12 goals. The 20-year-old Russian has five two-goal games in the first 15 games of his career.
"It's healthy for the league, having these young, exciting players coming in," Sundin said. "As long as you are the winning side, like we are tonight, I don't mind him scoring a couple of goals."
"These kids step on the stage right off the bat and they are something," Toronto coach Pat Quinn said of a rookie class that also includes Sidney Crosby.
Sundin might be a little too generous with Ovechkin. I know that his two goals didn't matter this time, but the kid has scored 4 goals against Toronto in 2 games! That's a bit much for my taste.
Also, coming from Quinn (the last comment), that's one hell of a compliment. I don't think he's even mentioned Steen publicly yet..