“He’s on a mission” – TVA Sports activities

Washington Capitals ahead Alexander Ovechkin is “simply 114 objectives” shy of Wayne Gretzky’s all-time report and if there’s anybody who may come even shut, it is is he.

Above all, he should be a part of Gordie Howe, who’s second with 801 objectives. And the Russian should get to work, he who has not discovered the again of the web in two video games this season.

Saturday evening, “Ovi” and his teammates will host the Montreal Canadiens. The assembly may even be broadcast on TVA Sports activities and TVA Sports activities Direct, from 6 p.m.

“If he stays wholesome, he offers himself an opportunity, analyzed the top coach of the Gatineau Olympiques, Louis Robitaille, on Friday throughout this system The blue pocket at midday on TVA Sports activities. […] If he performs 82 video games why not forty extra objectives? He’s on a mission. He needs to achieve the report. Above all, he has taken a liking to successful, he now not accepts shedding.

And Robitaille is fairly properly positioned to speak about Ovechkin since he performed his solely two NHL video games in a Capitals uniform.

“It will get to me a bit and I am not a man who performed quite a bit within the Nationwide League, however they nonetheless gave me my solely likelihood to play there, laughed Robitaille. This is a company that believed in me as a free agent after my junior internship.

Robitaille additionally advised a tasty anecdote of his time in Washington.

“At the moment, we had Alexander Semin too. Generally you checked out Alex (Semin) and also you puzzled, who’s the primary selection in complete? Semin has expertise, he skates, he pullwe stated to ourselves that he was going to problem him, as a result of he’s pretty much as good as him. Alex ended up enjoying within the Nationwide League, he had an awesome profession, however they don’t seem to be in the identical league.

See it within the video above.