Ovechkin playing on the right side isn't an entirely foreign idea. The Great Eight spent most of two seasons as a right wing when Adam Oates was head coach of the Capitals from 2012-2014.
Oates was insistent that his players play on their natural-handed side despite Ovechkin's immense prior success as a right-handed left wing.
The second-year bench boss says the team discussed Ovechkin playing on the right this season. 'We've talked about it,' Carbery said. 'We'll see how it works through camp. We'll look at a few different things.'
Ovechkin quickly returned to his typical left side after Barry Trotz was subsequently hired ahead of the 2014-15 season. Ovechkin has not moved back to the right side since then.
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