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Ovechkin: 'No better, no worse'
Alex Ovechkin spoke to the media this morning for the first time since Sunday night, when he suffered an upper-body strain against Columbus. The two-time reigning MVP is listed as week to week and expected to miss at least tomorrow night's game against New Jersey. On if he'll be ready to play in the back-to-back games against Florida this weekend: "I'm going to try, but you never know how it's going to be. It's still the same. No better, no worse; still the same." Whether this is a long-term injury: ...
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