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Greg Vicehenky
Arlington, Wa. , Washington Capital star Alex Ovachakin He said that he has not decided whether 2025-26 will be his last NHL season or not.
“I don’t know that this is going to be the last. We will see,” Ovechin said at the beginning of the Capital Training Camp on Thursday.
40 -year -old Ovechin, last season, became the leading career goal scorer of NHL, passed the Hall of Fame Ven Greatzaki (894) and finished with the targets of 897 career.
The captain of the capital reduced concerns that he was slowing down with 44 balls in a season, which saw him remembering 16 games with a broken leg. He is an unrestricted free agent after this season, he is the 21st in the league.
Ovechin said that he has yet to discuss his future with the chairman of General Manager Chris Patrick and Hockey Operations Brian McCalallele.
“I just came back [locally] About a week ago, “he said.” I am sure we have a lot of time to talk. ,
Patrick said that in the capitals, it is not currently understandable what Ovechin is thinking about his future.
Patrick said, “I want him to have a place to go this season.” “If he wants to talk, we will talk. If not, we will find it later.”
In the 2025-26 season, there is a few more NHL records and ovchen in individual milestones, which is a chance to be as the first player to score 900 goals.
Patrick said, “I am excited for 900. It will be really clean to see.” “I am just on a point where I play him every time I am appreciating it, because he is 40 years old. We are not going forever. There is a cure to see it every night.”
Although Ovechin caught Greatzaki in a regular season, he implicated the Great from 42 for the most balls between the regular season and the Stanley Cup playoffs. Gretzky has 1,016, while in the previous season, a combined 49 goals of Ovechkin gave him 974 for his career.
Ovechin will also have a chance to set records for most goals made by a 40 -year -old player. Gordi Howe wore the mark with 44 tall people in the 1968–69 season. From an individual point of view, Ovekin has only nine games in his career to 1,500, only 22 players in NHL history have reached a benchmark.
While history is still to be made, Ovechin said that he welcomes a season, such as Greatzki Gol Record Chase faced everything else.
“You just get tired to hear when it is going to happen, how are you going to do it,” he said. “Right now, we are just focusing on different things.”
Defenseman John CarlsonThose who do not have a contract beyond this season, said that it is a “hell of a ride” with ovchen, or not their final season.
Carlson said, “I am not going to be very indifferent here, in the camp here 1 day.” “But, yes, it is really good to play with one of the great people of the game, and now all time are the key goal scorers. They are crazy things you can reflect. Very special time.”
