In our series on the retiring broadcaster, how Alexander Ovechkin, Mario Lemieux and Sidney Crosby often caused the Maple Leafs grief.

Completing 44 seasons calling the Maple Leafs on radio and TV, Joe Bowen is retiring in the spring . Article content

During this final season for the Hockey Hall of Famer, Postmedia will tap into Joe’s vast storybook of select Leafs opponents , many famous players and bygone NHL arenas. With the Leafs in Washington on Friday and Pittsburgh on Saturday, he reminisces about two of the quirkiest rinks and three of the league’s greatest players. Article content Article content

Games against the Capitals and Penguins since the 1990s have been difficult for the Leafs, from when Mario Lemieux was in his prime and since Sidney Crosby and Alex Ovechkin ar

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