Olympic champion, Stanley Cup winner Alexei Kovalev would have preferred Wayne Gretzky over to Washington Capitals forward Alexander Ovechkin.
“Judging the game, I would buy Gretzky. It was once very technical, agile and fast. He started somewhere to give others a chance.
The way he played, the way he changed directions, the constant search for moves like a chess player was unique. Ovechkin doesn’t use his technique that way, he focuses more on the shot. I entered the zone, made a move – left.
I don’t want to say that Ovechkin is a bad actor, but he has a completely different talent. Part of his game is appropriate, others – no. Now many children look to him equal to Ovechkin. Everyone trains their shots, ”says Kovalev “Match TV”.
Recall that 37-year-old Ovechkin narrowed the gap between him and Wayne Gretzky, the goal scorer in National Hockey League (NHL) history, to 85. The legendary Canadian striker has scored 894 goals in his career. .
formerly Gretzky declarationThat he wanted to be by Ovechkin’s side as he neared the Russian record.