Dear Alex Ovechkin,
Some of us have been Caps fans longer than you’ve been alive. Over the years, we had solid teams to root for, and lots of fond memories. We’ve had plenty of favorite players, like Rod Langway, Mike Gartner, Dale Hunter, Peter Bondra, and Olaf Kolzig. But you gave Caps fans someone to root for that they never had: An undisputed superstar of a generation of players.
When you came to D.C., it came with extremely high expectations. Just a year earlier, the team imploded and tanked in the standings, one of the lowest points in Caps history, all things considered.