NHL legend Pavel Datsyuk puts up massive condition for Alex Ovechkin amid retirement speculations - "Won’t let him into Russia"

NHL legend Pavel Datsyuk puts up massive condition for Alex Ovechkin amid retirement speculations - "Won’t let him into Russia"

Alex Ovechkin made hockey history this season.

Pavel Datsyuk sends a warning to Alex Ovechkin.

Over the course of the past several weeks there have been a ton of rumors floating around the National Hockey League as it pertains to the future of Washington Capitals star forward Alex Ovechkin. Ovechkin did the impossible this season when he broke Wayne Gretzky's all-time goal scoring record and many believe that the veteran forward will seek to move on when his contract expires at the end of next season.Ovechkin however may have outside fact…

Pavel Datsyuk says he doesn’t want Alex Ovechkin to leave the NHL until he scores 1,000 career goals: ‘Until then, we won’t let him into Russia’

Pavel Datsyuk has chimed in on what hockey history he would like Alex Ovechkin to track down next after The Great 8 broke Wayne Gretzky’s all-time goals record this past season. The former Detroit Red Wings superstar and longtime national team teammate of Ovechkin wants to see him score 1,000 career goals. And, he joked that Ovechkin shouldn’t be allowed back into his homeland until he achieves the milestone. “I think everyone is waiting for Ove…