Alex Ovechkin and Boston Bruins forward Trent Frederic had several disagreements last night during the Capitals’ 2-1 win over Boston Bruins.
After two particularly irritable failures, a frustrated Ovechkin speared Frédéric in the gonadal region, sending the 23-year-old plague to the ice in what appeared to be extreme pain.
The media worried about Bruins asked Frederic how he was feeling after training on Thursday.
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“I’m fine,” said Frederic. “I slept well last night. Nothing really bothering me. “
As to why things got terrible, Frederic explained that “I think I was just playing hard. He’s a good player, so whenever you can check him out, you’re obviously trying to do that … That’s the respect I give him by playing hard. “
After the game, one of Trent’s two brothers called to talk to him about all the ridiculous things that happened in the game.
“My brother calls me after the game. [We] I kind of laughed at being Ovechkin, ”he said. “I think he hung up his shirt in the bedroom, so it’s kind of funny.”
Ovechkin received a less than two minutes for cutting and was fined $ 5,000 for cutting on Thursday morning. It was the second time this season that Frederic managed to lift one of the first two strikers of the Capitals off the ice in the third period of a game.
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