McLellan’s manager says Ovechkin and Kuznetsov should lead Washington
In the club of the National Hockey League (NHL) “Washington Capitals” evaluated the game of Russians Alexander Ovechkin and Evgeny Kuznetsov in the regular season. The words of the team’s general manager Brian McLellan are quoted by The Athletic.
“Ovi had a pretty good year, I like what he did. We need more attacking action from Kuzi. Carlson missed matches – he was either available or not, ”McLellan said. He stressed that these athletes should lead the team.
Ovechkin, 37, is the best European scorer in the NHL. He hit the opponents’ goal 795 times. In the overall ranking, the Russian is second only to Canadian Wayne Gretzky, who scored 894 goals, and his compatriot Gordie Howe with 801 goals.
In total, four Russians play in Washington. In addition to forwards Ovechkin and Kuznetsov, defenders Dmitry Orlov and Alexander Alekseev play in the capital’s team.
Source: Lenta
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