"Well, we'll see how it goes. We'll see."
"It's funny. We were just talking, this is my 21st year and next year is not going to be a skating test and no dress code. Atta boy, Gary."
"Maybe. We'll see."
"It makes no difference to me whether I wear jeans or a suit," Ovechkin said in Russian, per Match TV and a Google Translation. "I always feel comfortable."
The NHL and NHLPA ratified a new collective bargaining agreement scheduled to start in 2026-27 that removes fitness tests, shortens training camps, and ends off-ice dress codes. Teams agreed to relax dress codes a year early, allowing players to choose attire starting this fall. Alex Ovechkin praised NHL commissioner Gary Bettman for agreeing to the new standards while expressing tempered enthusiasm as he nears the end of his career. Ovechkin will no longer take league skate tests and did not participate in the team's skate test on Thursday, having completed it earlier. Ovechkin stated that wearing jeans or a suit makes no difference to him.
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