
MOSCOW, Jul 7 Washington Capitals general manager Brian McLellan said which is quite sure that the Russian players of the team will return to the National Hockey League (NHL) after a vacation at home. As part of the “Washington” forwards Alexander Ovechkin and Evgeny Kuznetsov, defenseman Dmitry Orlov and goaltender Ilya Samsonov play. Also defender Alexander Alekseev plays in the club's system. «I think there is obviously a little uncertainty. But talking to our guys, I felt that everyone feels pretty comfortable about returning and playing next year. I can draw conclusions from that «what our players are saying and their level of comfort. There may be uncertainty, but I think we are quite confident that they will return,» McLellan said, quoted by the AP.

