Capitals’ new defenseman Alexeyev FaceTimed with Ovechkin, snuck in a fountain joke
The Washington Capitals have found another fun Russian in first-round pick Alexander Alexeyev.
The Washington Capitals are the Stanley Cup champions. They’re a fun team both on and off the ice because they have some amazing personalities. Captain Alex Ovechkin loves to celebrate everything to the fullest. He’s a perfect reminder hockey is just a game and whoever has the most fun wins.
Fans have also seen center Evgeny Kuznetsov show off his confidence and his optimism is adorable. Even fourth-line forward Devante Smith-Pelly isn’t afraid to speak out and stand up for what he believes in.
It appears the Caps could be adding another fun personality to the team in first-round pick defenseman Alexander Alexeyev. Ovechkin, like a good captain, excitedly watched the NHL draft when it was his team’s turn to pick. He started celebrating when the Caps picked Alexeyev.
Ovechkin got a chance to FaceTime with his newest teammate. And it turns out Alexeyev has got some jokes.
During Alexeyev's brief FaceTime with Ovechkin, he asked him if he'd found any fountains recently. https://t.co/8faAc0mQrf
— Isabelle Khurshudyan (@ikhurshudyan) June 23, 2018
Ovi has been celebrating in fountains quite a bit lately. He swam in a fountain in DC during an epic weekend of partying and celebrating. During the NHL Awards, Ovechkin and teammate Nicklas Backstrom partied with the Stanley Cup in the fountains of the legendary Bellagio.
It’s likely Alexeyev will have to pay for his crime of trolling the team captain, but this is the kind of camaraderie that helped the Capitals stay loose during their Stanley Cup run. The first-round pick should add a dynamic force on the ice and dynamic personality off of it to a team that already has a number of dynamic players.
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Drafting Alexeyev wasn’t the only thing the Capitals did on Friday. They also traded goaltender Philipp Grubauer and defenseman Brooks Orpik to the Colorado Avalanche for their 47th overall pick. This added cap space should help the Caps keep their key players like John Carlson, Michal Kempny, and Tom Wilson around.