Washington Capitals captain Alex Ovechkin is not certain if this coming NHL season shall be his closing one within the league.
Following the beginning of on-ice motion at Capitals coaching camp on Thursday, Ovechkin, who left observe with a lower-body damage, advised reporters he is not decided but on his future.
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“I do not know if that is going to be the final. We’ll see,” Ovechkin stated, through Sammi Silber of The Hockey Information.
Ovechkin, who turned 40 this week, is getting into his twenty first season with the franchise and the ultimate 12 months of his contract with the Capitals. He stated he has not had any discussions with common supervisor Chris Patrick and president of hockey operations Brian MacLellan.
Patrick stated Thursday that the crew is not certain which means the NHL’s all-time main scorer is leaning relating to a call and that they may give him time to determine what he desires to do subsequent.
“I need him to have the house to have this season go how he desires it to go,” Patrick stated. “If he desires to speak, we’ll speak. If not, we’ll determine it out later.”
In April, Ovechkin scored his 895th profession objective to interrupt Wayne Gretzky’s long-standing NHL report. He completed with 44 targets final season with the Capitals, the 14th time he is scored at the very least 40 targets in a season.
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Ovechkin enters this season three targets away from changing into the primary participant in league historical past with 900 regular-season targets.
“I am excited for 900. That shall be actually neat to see,” Patrick stated. “I am simply at some extent the place each time I see him play, I am simply appreciating it, as a result of he is 40 years previous. We’re not going to have this without end. To get to witness it each evening is a deal with.”
Different milestones in attain for Ovechkin this season embrace most NHL targets common season and playoffs mixed (Ovechkin: 974, Gretzky: 1,106), most 50-goal seasons (Ovechkin and Mike Bossy: 9) and most targets scored by a 40-year-old (Gordie Howe: 44, 1968-69).
The No. 1 general decide within the 2004 NHL draft entered the league and instantly made an influence, scoring 52 targets throughout his first season and incomes the 2005-06 Calder Trophy because the league’s high rookie. His potential to beat goaltenders frequently has earned him 9 Maurice “Rocket” Richard Trophies because the league’s high objective scorer.
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Different accolades Ovechkin has earned consists of three Hart Trophies as regular-season MVP, eight appearances as an NHL first-team All-Star, and a Stanley Cup title and playoff MVP in 2018.
The Capitals will start their closing season with Ovechkin on Oct. 8 once they host the Boston Bruins.
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