Peter Laviolette reflects on coaching Alex Ovechkin. Teams interested in Mantha and Kuznetsov. Caps fan day Friday

In this edition of Locked on Capitals Dan talks about a podcast (Cam and Strick Podcast ) where Peter Laviolette reflected on what it was like to know and coach Alex Ovechkin. “In three years, never once was it about Ovi scoring goals”, Laviolette said, refuting a question regarding Ovechkin’s chasing Wayne Gretzky’s all-time Goals record, “…He’s not like that.” Laviolette goes on to talk about Ovi and says: “This was my first time getting a chance to know Ovi, I knew him before, but I think when you work with somebody you really get to know them. I have so much respect for him as a person, as a player, for the way he plays the game.”“If you think about what he’s going to do in his career; there’s a chance he’s going to be number one in goals. And I don’t know how far he’ll push up this list, but he’s probably going to be Top 3 in hits; and when he hits I mean he hits. He is a physical, physical presence on the ice.”“To be able to do that over the longevity of his career, he’s a good person, I loved working with him. I had lots of great times with him, I was able to coach him. He’s just a really good person”, Laviolette continued.“I enjoyed every single minute. I’ll look back at my career, and there’ll be things I’m going to say ‘I was happy to do this, I was really happy I was able to do that’, I was really happy to be able to work with him for three years, and that’s the truth.”.

Later Dan talks about teams that potentially might be intersted in Anthony Mantha and Evgeny Kuznetsov. Per The Daily Faceoff's Frank Seravalli, Mantha's name is starting to come up in trade talks.

Then in the final segment it's a Capitals fan day Friday and Dan talks to Gil from the Powerplay Point Podcast

CHAT CAPS HOCKEY WITH ME ON SUBTEXT: https://joinsubtext.com/lockedoncapitals

Support Us By Supporting Our Sponsors!

Birddogs

Go to birddogs.com/lockedonnhl and when you enter promo code, LOCKEDONNHL, they’ll throw in a free custom birddogs Yeti-style tumbler with every order.

Gametime

Download the Gametime app, create an account, and use code LOCKEDONNHL for $20 off your first purchase.

ebay Motors

For parts that fit, head to eBay Motors and look for the green check. Stay in the game with eBay Guaranteed Fit. eBay Motors dot com. Let’s ride. eBay Guaranteed Fit only available to US customers. Eligible items only. Exclusions apply.

Built Bar

Built Bar is a protein bar that tastes like a candy bar. Go to builtbar.com and use promo code “LOCKEDON15,” and you’ll get 15% off your next order.

FanDuel

Make Every Moment More. Don’t miss the chance to get your No Sweat First Bet up to ONE THOUSAND DOLLARS in Bonus Bets when you go FanDuel.com/LOCKEDON.

FANDUEL DISCLAIMER: 21+ in select states. First online real money wager only. Bonus issued as nonwithdrawable free bets that expires in 14 days. Restrictions apply. See terms at sportsbook.fanduel.com. Gambling Problem? Call 1-800-GAMBLER or visit FanDuel.com/RG (CO, IA, MD, MI, NJ, PA, IL, VA, WV), 1-800-NEXT-STEP or text NEXTSTEP to 53342 (AZ), 1-888-789-7777 or visit ccpg.org/chat (CT), 1-800-9-WITH-IT (IN), 1-800-522-4700 (WY, KS) or visit ksgamblinghelp.com (KS), 1-877-770-STOP (LA), 1-877-8-HOPENY or text HOPENY (467369) (NY), TN REDLINE 1-800-889-9789

Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices