Washington Capitals captain Alexander Ovechkin spoke after meeting with the capital team general manager Brian McLellan. Transmits words Athletic.
At the beginning of the season, the team began to restructure. Washington Capitals traded Dmitry Orlov, Garnet Hathaway, Lars Eller, Eric Gustafsson and Marcus Johansson.
“I’m always like, ‘Okay, what’s the next step? Who will be on the team? Who will be traded? Who will be re-signed? But I’m not the general manager. I don’t know what they’re going to do. Let’s see how our season ends first,” said Ovechkin.
In total, Ovechkin has scored 36 goals and made 25 assists in 61 league games this season. During his career in the NHL, the 37-year-old Russian scored 816 goals, and according to this indicator, he ranks second in the list of snipers in history, second only to Wayne Gretzky. Because of the legendary Canada 894 goals during the regular season.
For Ovechkin, the 2022/23 season is already the 18th season in the overseas league. He moved to Washington in 2005 and played for only one club throughout his entire NHL career.
Previously reported“Washington” released the goal counter of the club captain Ovechkin.