The Washington Capitals are 0-3-0 and are the only team in the NHL without a point in the standings. It has been a disappointing and pathetic start, to say the least.
Brooks Laich being out with an injury isn't helping, but the struggles are largely due to the fact that the Capitals do not have a true captain.
Alex Ovechkin started off his career on fire, but ever since the first round of the 2009-10 NHL Playoffs, opposing teams have figured out a formula to stop him.
Funny enough, that was the same year the Capitals promoted Ovechkin to captain.
Ovie likes to take the puck down the left wing and use the defender to screen the goaltender and snipe one low.
Defenders learned they can either poke check Ovechkin or block his shot. It has completely ruined his confidence that he doesn't have his main move to rely on. It's easy to tell.
His body language on the ice says it all.
When players see their captain moping around the ice with his head down, it rubs off on the rest of the team. No one even looks like they are trying in Washington at this point, and their captain is not doing anything to fix it.
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Article written by Matty Schreiber
Washington Capitals Would Be Better off Without Alex Ovechkin as Captain
January 25th, 2013 by Matty Schreiber Leave a reply »
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