"He trained a lot, he has a mountain of muscles. And Alexander is one of those players who played with injuries." - Evgeny Kuznetsov discusses Ovechkin's toughness and resilience in playing through injuries.
"People think that Ovechkin doesn't have injuries. But he does, it's just that no one knows about them." - Kuznetsov emphasizes that Ovechkin's unavailability is often due to concealed injuries, not a lack of toughness.
"Ovechkin has taken a number of maintenance days later in his career to help reduce the wear and tear on his body." This highlights his approach to managing injuries as he's aged.
"One of the first instances of Ovechkin sitting out a skate for maintenance... came in April of 2018... Ovechkin did not miss either of the final two games of the 2017-18 season." This showcases Ovechkin's prioritization of playing through injuries.
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