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5 athletes we’d love to see grace the cover of EA Sports’ NHL 19

By Bruin Belisle

LAS VEGAS, NV - JUNE 07: Alex Ovechkin #8 of the Washington Capitals celebrates with the Stanley Cup after his team defeated the Vegas Golden Knights 4-3 in Game Five of the 2018 NHL Stanley Cup Final at T-Mobile Arena on June 7, 2018 in Las Vegas, Nevada. The Capitals won the series four games to one. (Photo by Patrick McDermott/NHLI via Getty Images)
LAS VEGAS, NV - JUNE 07: Alex Ovechkin #8 of the Washington Capitals celebrates with the Stanley Cup after his team defeated the Vegas Golden Knights 4-3 in Game Five of the 2018 NHL Stanley Cup Final at T-Mobile Arena on June 7, 2018 in Las Vegas, Nevada. The Capitals won the series four games to one. (Photo by Patrick McDermott/NHLI via Getty Images) /
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LAS VEGAS, NV – MAY 30: Frontman Dan Reynolds of Imagine Dragons performs prior to Game Two of the 2018 NHL Stanley Cup Final between the Vegas Golden Knights and the Washington Capitals at T-Mobile Arena on May 30, 2018 in Las Vegas, Nevada. (Photo by Ethan Miller/Getty Images)
LAS VEGAS, NV – MAY 30: Frontman Dan Reynolds of Imagine Dragons performs prior to Game Two of the 2018 NHL Stanley Cup Final between the Vegas Golden Knights and the Washington Capitals at T-Mobile Arena on May 30, 2018 in Las Vegas, Nevada. (Photo by Ethan Miller/Getty Images) /

3. Imagine Dragons

Give the cover to the official band of hockey! What better way to break the mold of putting boring players on the cover?

Imagine Dragons is (apparently) hockey’s new house band. They play before games, leading in to and out of commercials, in pre-game skates and just about anywhere else you can imagine. We’ll look over the fact that they cursed the Vegas Golden Knights, who hadn’t lost four straight games all season before Imagine Dragons played ahead of Game 2, and focus solely on the fact that every song they put out sounds like it is backing a sports movie training montage.

Seriously. Just give them the soundtrack. “Whatever It Takes,” “Believer,” “Radioactive.” They are all made to be used in sports promos and pre-game hype videos.

Reynolds was recently on the popular Barstool Sports podcast Pardon My Take to discuss the connection between Imagine Dragons and sporting events, and he admitted that while he does not plan the songs around these events, he understands how they come across lyrically.

Also, you can’t tell me that lead singer Dan Reynolds doesn’t look like an athlete. Just make this picture the cover:

As you may know, I am not much of an Imagine Dragons fan. After hearing Reynolds’ self-awareness about the band’s connection to sports, it’s hard not to like him. Which is why we’re giving him a spot here on this coveted list. We’ll call it even for all the bad things I say about you, Dan.

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