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Decoding Alex Ovechkin’s retirement plans

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Decoding Alex Ovechkin’s retirement plans

The Athletic Hockey Show›
Apr 13, 202639:14

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Alex Ovechkin very well may have played his final home game in a Washington Capitals uniform Sunday afternoon, but The Great 8 isn’t letting us know one way or another… at least not yet. And so, Max, Laz, and Sean Gentille discuss if we are in fact witnessing the end of Ovi’s storied NHL career. Plus, The Athletic’s own Kevin Kurz joins the show to talk about the surging Philadelphia Flyers and, to close things out, the guys predict which teams will grab the final playoff spots in the East and West during this final stretch of the season.


Hosts: Max Bultman and Mark Lazerus

With: Sean Gentille and Kevin Kurz

Executive Producer: Chris Flannery

Producer: Chris Flannery


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