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Barry Trotz believes Alexander Ovechkin and Sidney Crosby saved hockey.


Trotz led the Capitals from 2014 to 2018 and won the Stanley Cup with the team.


When you believe in something strongly, people see it. They feel it. It is much easier with such beliefs. Our players believed in it. I was able to convey to Ovechkin and Backstrom that great players should not be defined by a piece of silver.


I said: Everyone wants to be Alex Ovechkin. How many kids tie the yellow laces, tuck in the jersey, use his stick and his mannerisms?


The impact he had on his career will make him a member of the Hockey Hall of Fame and one of the greatest scorers in history. And the one who saved hockey. Ovechkin and Sidney Crosby saved hockey.


So I explained to them that it was a long journey, a journey, and that the journey would be very difficult. The end is the prize.


Then you have to tell the world: Hey, we did it. But inside anyone who`s ever won, it`s about the journey, " the former Washington head coach said.
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