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Ovechkin is in his 16th season with the Capitals, although he will become a free agent this offseason. Ovechkin leads Washington with 24 goals this year and has 730 in his career, although he has played just 39 seconds over the last six games due to a lower-body injury.
The Capitals close the regular season Tuesday against the Boston Bruins. Coach Peter Laviolette has taken a cautious approach with Ovechkin, wanting him to be ready for the playoffs.
Once Ovechkin retires, he hopes he can have more sports ownership opportunities.
“I would love to be in Ted’s spot, I can’t lie to you,” Ovechkin laughed, referring to Capitals owner Ted Leonsis. “But seriously, I don’t know what I’d like to do. I still think I have a couple years left playing, then we’ll see.”
WINDSOR, ONT. Small business retailers in the Town of Amherstburg are excited to be out of lockdown, and back into red. Jodi McLean, owner of Terra Green Gardens also has a dose of nerves, because it’s her first day, with a store front business. McLean has been making a line of natural beauty products for seven years, and always wanted a store. She looked at the same space on Dalhousie Street three times, and it came up again for lease in August 2020. “It didn’t exactly pan out, timing wise but if I keep waiting for that perfect time, it’s just never going to happen so I just jumped on it,” she says