Athletistic/Hockey. Sportswriter Dom Lushchishin commented on the inclusion of Alexander Ovechkin and Evgeny Kuznetsov’s contracts on the Washington Capitals’ worst list.

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“The composition of the club’s strikers is not so rosy: the team, unfortunately, is weighed down by old contracts with three of the best strikers. Evgeny Kuznetsov is no longer worth the money, although he has come closer of the contract price last season”, powerfully returning to a high level. Alex Ovechkin is a bit worse – he was on track to play at his level in the first half of last season, but gradually fell back. The worst offender, however, is Niklas Beckström, who is paid more than double what he deserves now. That’s money for a high-class center forward from the first link, which he is no longer.

Apart from these three names, the team is doing well and the new contract with Dylan Strome is considered the best available. But the three most important players, whose contracts are the worst, are a bit of a concern. It really depends on how they age, and Beckström is definitely far from good in that regard due to his current injury. Ovechkin and Kuznetsov may be able to maintain sufficient levels to warrant wages being in order, but Beckström’s current cost is very difficult to justify,” Lushchishin said as quoted by The Athletic.

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