“There were a lot of people doubting that he still had what it took,” Capitals Coach Barry Trotz said. “I really think it’s time for the Washington Capitals to look at moving Alex Ovechkin,” ESPN’s Barry Melrose told Scott Van Pelt last May. “I think the Ovechkin experiment has to be reviewed,” NBC Sports’s Mike Milbury said after the Capitals’ Game 7 loss to the Penguins. I think he’s always scored goals, but the same for our team. “I think he’s approaching the playoffs with a little more ease,” Trotz said.

Source: Washington Post May 27, 2018 22:06 UTC