Defender”Boston » Dmitry Orlov talked about the captain’s reaction”Washington » Alexandra Ovechkina when he learned that his friend could be traded to another NHL club.
On February 23, Orlov was traded to Boston from Washington. Since then, he has scored 9 (3+6) points in five games, and on March 6, the National Hockey League recognized Orlov as the best player of the week.
– Everyone was in shock, no one expected it. First I found out that I didn’t play in Anaheim. I told Ovechkin and he immediately called me back on FaceTime. I started asking what and how. I said not known yet.
When the exchange took place at six o’clock in the evening, I wrote about it to our group. The guys immediately came home to me. We sat down for a bit and talked.
It was really sad to leave Washington. It was my second home. First home in America.
But now I have a new challenge – Boston. God forbid we continue as we play now, increase the pace before the playoffs and fire in the fight for the Stanley Cup, ”reports the correspondent according to Orlov’s words.
This season, 31-year-old Orlov has scored 28 (6+22) points in 48 games with a utility indicator of +8.
Source : MatchTV
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