We had no idea how long he would be out.
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We suspected he would miss tonight's game and Thursday's game, but Caps head coach Peter Laviolette just announced this:
A Washington executive called it an absence for the "foreseeable future", so they don't expect to see him back in the short/medium term.
So he will miss the "Stadium Series" game against the Carolina Hurricanes, an event he really didn't want to miss.
His teammate T.J. Oshie even revealed that Ovechkin went to talk to the players this morning to explain the situation. It sounds pretty serious.
In any case, we just wish him well, for him and for his loved ones. That's the most important thing.
This is certainly disturbing information, especially since the players were very emotional this morning in Washington, but let's stay positive.
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