Alexander Ovechkin

SUNRISE, Fla. — While Washington Capitals captain Alex Ovechkin has long been known for his prolific goal-scoring abilities, an underrated aspect of the ...

“There is a little bunny, and he is wrestling a guy with muscles on top of muscles on top of muscles — and that is what Ovi reminds me of,” Boudreau said. … He is just a force.” “If you hit him, you are the one that is going to get hurt, and I’ve seen so many times where he collided knee on knee with somebody and the other guy goes down and Ovi just skates away. “There are players with ice bags after games — under the radar around the league.” It is kind of shocking how thick and big he actually is, and it is almost like he is made in a lab and how you want to be made as a hockey player. If you are playing against a guy that hits hard, you stay aware.” I don’t think people realize how big he is out there.” He is such a big body, too. He sits next to guys that are fully dressed, and he looks bigger than them, even when they have shoulder pads on.” It is not just a dead weight. Knuble, a right wing who played 220 games for the Capitals, still thinks it was his fault for getting in the big Russian’s way. But even among all-stars, Ovechkin is a cut above in both categories.