Earlier it became known that 34-year-old Pacioretti signed a contract with the team for one season.
Agent: “Ovechkin has not started active training”
“It was a unique situation. I had never been a free agent before. After the injury, there were several scenarios where I could play. In the end, I thought that ‘Washington’ is a great opportunity to come back and to prove to everyone that I’m still the player he once was.
Obviously, Ovechkin is the best shooter ever played. I can learn a lot from him,” Pacioretti said as quoted by The Athletic.
Source: Sport

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