Russian striker “Washington Capitals” Alexander Ovechkin recounted the difficulties he had to face preparing for the new season in NHL .
On Wednesday in Kazan, Ovechkin took part in the farewell match of five-time Gagarin Cup winner as part of Ak Bars and Metallurg Magnitogorsk Danis Zaripov.
How is your preparation for the season going? Is everything alright?
– Everything is going as planned. Of course, there are certain difficulties. But we try to manage them.
– What are the difficulties?
For example, the weather is hot or cold. They cover it, they close it. That’s what I was trying to say.
– You did not call the new head coach of “Washington”?
– He worked in the club system, we basically know each other. I wouldn’t have learned anything new.
Do you think he will change the style of the Capitals?
I don’t know, I only spoke to him once.
– Were you happy for Dmitry Orlov that he received a good contract from Carolina?
– Yes of course. Too bad he didn’t sign with us. Again, it’s business. Someone comes, someone leaves.
Q: When you faced Vegas in the 2018 Stanley Cup Finals, did you feel this team would be a big hit going forward?
— Each team can have its own chance, especially in the playoffs. Nobody thought, for example, that Florida would beat everyone and reach the final? The playoffs are very unpredictable, – the correspondent reports Ovechkin’s words.
Ovechkin is the owner of the Stanley Cup, three-time world champion in the Russian team. The 37-year-old Russian with 822 goals ranks second among the NHL’s top scorers, behind Canadian Wayne Gretzky (894).
Source : MatchTV

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