ANALYSIS/OPINION:
Alex Ovechkin walked out of the Washington Capitals’ locker room Saturday night after a 3-0 regular season-finale loss to the New York Islanders looking for someone.
Covered with towels, he was surprised when he ran into his former Stanley Cup championship coach, Islanders coach Barry Trotz and didn’t seem prepared for this encounter.
Trotz, dressed in a sharp New York suit, warmly greeted Ovechkin with a hug. They spoke for several minutes. Trotz congratulated him on “winning another Rocket,” referring to Ovechkin winning his record-setting eighth Maurice “Rocket” Richard with 51 goals to lead the NHL.