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Alexander Steen rejects comparisons with Ovechkin, Hull

St. Louis Blues winger and pending unrestricted free-agent Alexander Steen finds himself in unfamiliar territory just nine games into the 2013-14 NHL season. Steen has managed ten goals in his nine games so far this year, good for a share of the league lead with Alexander Ovechkin.

Steen is unlikely to sustain his 38.5% shooting clip, and endearingly he's staying humble about his early season success. 

In St. Louis on Sunday, Steen repeatedly cut off reporters comparing him to Alex Ovechkin (who has also scored 10 goals so far this season) as well as Blues great Brett Hull. 

From the St. Louis Post-Dispatch:

With two goals in Saturday’s 6-1 win over Nashville, Steen caught Washington’s Alex Ovechkin for the most goals in the NHL with 10. But when mentioned in the same breath as Ovechkin by reporters, Steen replied: “It’s only nine games … nine games. He’s been doing it for years. I’ve been doing it for nine games. Relax.”

Former Blues captain Brian Sutter holds the franchise record, reaching 10 goals in the club’s first eight games in 1978-79. Since then, Brett Hull (1989-90 and 1990-91) and Scott Young (2000-01) reached double digits in nine games, and Steen joined them Saturday.

As a reporter uttered Hull’s name, Steen stopped him.

“I don’t think we should be comparing myself to Brett Hull,” he said.

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