Double Olympic champion Alexander Kozhevnikov shared his thoughts on Washington captain’s moving speech Alexandra Ovechkina who asked to blame himself for the team’s departure from the NHL playoffs.
Ovechkin, 38, scored 65 points (31 goals, 34 assists) in 79 games during the 2023-24 regular season and helped the Capitals reach the NHL playoffs. In the Stanley Cup “Washington” In the first round of the Eastern Conference playoffs, he met the New York Rangers and was beaten in four games (0-4).
— He apologized to the fans. There is safety in numbers. He has the right to express himself, he is the captain. Now the management must think about creating a team, it is necessary to reconsider both the line of goalkeepers and the defenders. And expect Alexander to break the record (Gretzky). We are all waiting, the whole country is waiting. And not only our fans,” Kozhevnikov quotes the Championship.
Before Wayne Gretzky’s NHL regular season sniper record (894), Ovechkin (853) still has 41 goals to score.
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