Capitals coach Spencer Carbery expects star Alex Oveckin to return for 2025-26 season

With the Capital Washington now eliminated from the post -season, all eyes go to the future of Alex Ovechkin at the age of 40. The capital coach, Spencer Carkry, hoped that Ovechkin would return to the 2025-26 season.

“My understanding is that he is under contract, so he will return next year,” Charcery said after the loss of capitals 3-1 against Carolina’s hurricanes in match 5.

Ovechkin did not look like a player about to retire last season. Tied the third to the Nhl with 44 goals in just 65 games. This is a rate of 55 goals in a complete season, which Ovechkin failed to get his campaign interrupted by a broken leg.

In the second round against the hurricanes, Ovecchkin and the rest of the caps struggled to score. The new leader of the goals of all time found the back of the network only once, but Cartery said he liked the Ovechkin game.

“I thought [Ovechkin] It was fantastic in the playoffs, “said Charcery.” I know that in this series the statistics will not be flattering. “

At the end of the 2023-24 season, when Washington was devastated by the New York Rangers in the first lap, there were some who wondered if Ovechkin could bounce again. As coal in his press conference, the capita captain did so.

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“To return this year and play the way he did it,” said Carberery. “It pursues this record. The start he had. Break his leg and return. He continues to do not only the things he did individually statistically, but also leading our team.

“This is a part of the story that will be a minor part, but it is a large part. People will look at this team and will go,” How did they do it so well? How did they win the east? “Well, it’s part of this like our captain.”

Ovechkin, on the other hand, said that the capitals played well enough to stay alive, they could simply not take advantage of their possibilities.

“We have our possibilities, but we may not execute,” said Ovechkin. “Luck was not on our side. I don’t think we play bad hockey. We had a lot of chance to do leadership, but it’s difficult.”

Ovechkin still has a lot to play in this late phase of his career. He is only three goals to be the only player in the NHL in history to mark 900, and 1,000 could be on his radar. In addition to this, Washington seems to be an upward team, so Ovechkin could have at least a deeper playoff in him.