Alex Ovechkin signs a one-year deal to return for another NHL season with the Capitals
One of the biggest stories at the end of the NHL regular season was about whether we were witnessing the end of Alexander Ovechkin’s legendary career.
When we take some time to think about it, it appears that the league’s all-time leading scorer in the Big 8 will be back for at least one more season.
The team announced Thursday that Ovechkin has re-signed with the team to a one-year deal with a very team-friendly $1 million salary plus a $4.75 million game bonus (set at 10 games) and a $3.25 million signing bonus. According to Puckpedia, this works out to a cap figure of $4,250,000.
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Not bad for a player of Ovechkin’s caliber.
“I’m back!” Ovechkin said in a press release. “Thank you everyone for giving me and my family time to make this decision. I’m healthy. I love playing hockey and competing to win. I’m excited to come back and join my teammates and compete for the playoffs and have a chance to win. See you in DC in September!”
We all saw this coming, right?
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Alex Ovechkin is returning to Washington for another season on a one-year deal. (Nick Turchiaro-Imagn Images)
I mean, I think Ovie right now Waved Pittsburgh Penguins The fact that they wanted to shake his hand after potentially playing their last game against them was a clue that he wasn’t ready to hang up his smoked visor and yellow laces.
Another clue is numbers. They don’t lie.
Yes, no one but Ovechkin knows how his nearly 41-year-old body holds up, but he’s still producing at an impressive level.
Alex Ovechkin finished the season with 64 points and played in all 82 games last season. (Photo: Jason Mowry/Getty Images)
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Last year, although there was a decrease compared to the previous year, Ovechkin played in all 82 games and scored 64 points, 32 goals and 32 assists.
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He can still play, which is crazy considering How is playing. He doesn’t cut corners or shy away from physicality.
One final detail about this deal is that Ovechkin will take a 50% pay cut. This is a big development because it gives the Caps more leeway to make some of the moves they will make this summer, including adding names like Boone Jenner and Alex Tuch.
