Aliaksei Protas experienced a breakout season in the 2024-25 NHL campaign, significantly improving his performance with 30 goals and 66 points, making him a crucial player for the Washington Capitals. At just 24, Protas acknowledges the influence of veteran Alex Ovechkin, praising his leadership and unique approach to the game. Protas emphasizes learning from Ovechkin's desire to win and his approach to easing tension in the locker room, aspiring to adopt a similar attitude as he progresses in his career.
It's hard to take anything from unique people. He's one of a kind in the whole wide world, and with each day spent in the NHL, I understand it more and more clearly. No one thought that Gretzky's record could be broken. But he did.
Of course, you can look up to Ovechkin's inexhaustible hunger for the game, his desire to win every match, his leadership, and, of course, his human qualities.
I want to worry less about certain things... I’m still learning to turn the ultra-serious part of my brain off and adopt more of Ovechkin's attitude.
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