Athletistic / Hockey. Russian captain of the Washington Capitals Alexander Ovechkin spoke about his expectations for the new season. The forward said he wanted to fight for the Stanley Cup.

“I just want to play, I want to get to the playoffs, and then we’ll see what we can do. Last year was probably the hardest year of my life, considering what happened to my dad .

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I just want to do everything to help the team reach the playoffs. that’s our goal. We want to make the playoffs, we want to fight for the Stanley Cup. Last season we had many reasons for our poor performance. There were injuries, we lost several points. But that is already a thing of the past,” Ovechkin was quoted as saying by the NHL press service.


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