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Ted Leonsis compares NBA and NHL player loyalty after Alex Ovechkin signs a five-year extension

It is not uncommon for Monumental Sports & Entertainment principal owner Ted Leonsis to talk about the Washington Capitals, Mystics and Wizards in the same sentence. So it’s not going to be a surprise to see Leonsis make comparisons on team building strategies or muse about how electric the Wizards’ fanbase would be if they can win the NBA equivalent of a Stanley Cup championship or a WNBA Finals.

On Tuesday, Emily Kaplan of ESPN wrote an article about the details on how Washington Capitals left wing Alex Ovechkin signed a five-year $47.5 million contract to remain in D.