from Chuck Gormley of CSNWashington,
Meeting with reporters on Thursday, Oates did not backtrack on Wednesday’s description of Alex Ovechkin quitting on a play that led to a goal by Dustin Jeffrey in Tuesday night’s 5-0 loss to the Stars.
The bigger issue, Oates said, is that his 28-year-old captain recognizes his shortcomings and addresses them.
“I didn’t talk to him yet about that particular play,” Oates said. “We will. The message is the same message I tell him all the time.
“It’s a shame because he actually pushed hard up the ice [into the offensive zone] and I’m sure when he turned around he saw we had three guys back and figured they’d get the job done and they didn’t.”
FYI, Ovechkin did not meet with the media today.
added 3:42pm, Aaron Ward of TSN breaks down the latest Ovechkin mistake, watch it below too...
added 3:33pm, from Allan Muir of Sports Illustrated,
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