So, on the first day of training camp, September 18, Alex Ovechkin had a bit of a rough start. Just minutes into the first on-ice session, he ended up with a lower-body injury and had to leave practice early. The Capitals and coach Spencer Carbery have been saying that the 40-year-old winger is day-to-day and that there’s no long-term worry. They’ve pointed out that he has plenty of time to bounce back before the season opener on October 8.

However, fans were really worried on social media because any big injury could mean the end of his whole season, or even his career, especially since he’s getting close to retirement. The coach was pretty straightforward, saying, “[There’s] still plenty of runway in training camp with a decent amount of time for him to get back and get a bunch of prac

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