Athletistic / Hockey. Journalists from the authoritative publication The Athletic calculated the effectiveness of contracts of teams from the Eastern Conference of the NHL. In each franchise, they identified the worst deals. Within the framework of the Washington Capitals, this is, according to the author, the agreement between the captain and forward Alexander Ovechkin.
“Alexander Ovechkin. Washington’s core is now showing visible signs of aging. Ovechkin’s 31 goals are very impressive for a 38-year-old, but he has now regressed to the point where he has become one of the worst defensive forwards of the entire NHL,” he said. in the article.
Alexander Ovechkin scored 65 effective actions in 79 games of the NHL regular season – he scored 31 goals and made 34 assists. In total, he scored 853 goals and 697 assists during his NHL career.
Ovechkin’s contract with Washington lasts two more seasons. The 38-year-old Russian earns $9.5 million per year in the capital’s camp.
Source: Sport
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