"Oshie brought a Subway sub and a bag of Flamin' Hot Cheetos, Ovechkin's now-famous road trip meal. 'Alright, let's have some fun,' Oshie said. 'You have the Subway and Flamin' Hot Cheetos routine, superstition, or 'stish', as we call it. How'd that start?'"
"'I know you said health is going to be a factor in your decision of whether you come back next year,' Oshie said. 'At game 82, how's the body feeling right now?' Ovechkin replied, 'Feels good. Pretty good, obviously. But yeah. Me and you talk about it yesterday, and you know it's going to be not easy decision.'"
"'We started on the plane, I think a couple years ago, like, long time ago,' Ovechkin responded. 'I don't know, you know, if it works, it works, so you don't want to change nothing.'"
Alex Ovechkin participated in a pregame interview with former teammate TJ Oshie before a potential final NHL game. Oshie brought Ovechkin's favorite meal, a Subway sub and Flamin' Hot Cheetos. They discussed the origins of this snack routine and Ovechkin's health as a factor in deciding whether to continue his career. Ovechkin played all 82 games this season, marking a significant achievement at age 40, and he acknowledged the difficulty of his upcoming decision regarding retirement.
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