Hradek and Barnaby about Ovechkin's slump

  Click here to listen to ESPN's EJ Hradek and Matt Barnaby who discuss Ovechkin's slow start on their podcast 'Hockey Today'. H/t to Katie Carrera, Capitals Insider.

Personally I strongly believe the slump is due to Alex' Grandfather's illness, but I agree with ESPN guys that last year's success does put a lot of pressure on Alex. He already set a high standard upon himself. Like in that interview:

"Alex, you've scored 65 goals, how much you gonna score next season?"
Ovechkin (smiling): 66

See? You can't even say 64, it's one less. :-)