Former head coach of the Russian national team Vladimir Plyushchev evaluated the physical condition of Washington captain Alexander Ovechkin. In his statement to socialbites.ca, the expert described the physical development of the player as extraordinary and also shared his expectations on how Ovechkin will spend the season.
“Sasha will physically give an advantage to a lot of people, both young people and people her own age. He is truly incredibly developed physically, which gives him great benefits on the field. People are entering the season differently, and the fact that the club hasn’t taken any drastic measures based on how Ovechkin started the season shows that everyone understands that things will slowly return to normal. In any case, this means that the club does not expect personal statistics from him, but expects the match that will bring results to the team. He works for Washington’s image because the club is interested in him and he is interested in the club. The club can also evaluate what he does on the field.
I think he will have a normal season. It’s not better than last year, but it’s definitely not worse either. And he can definitely bring some benefit to the club,” says Plyushchev.
Last night, Washington defeated New Jersey away with a score of 6:4, and Ovechkin scored his team’s sixth goal by scoring an empty goal. The Capitals won six games in regulation time for the first time since the start of the season. The goal was Ovechkin’s 824th career goal, 70 goals shy of Wayne Gretzky’s sniper record.
Previously Plushchev explained Ovechkin has had a rough start to the NHL season.