Top 3 takeaways from Spencer Carbery’s introductory press conference

#1 Great power comes great responsibility

Having a head coaching job in the NHL is almost as powerful as it gets as it’s third to the owner and the GM. But now that Carbery has that power he has responsibility especially when it comes to Alex Ovechkin.

Ovechkin will be in the center of the sports world the next two seasons as he looks to break a record that many once thought was impossible. It’s up to Carbery to put his team captain in position to succeed.

“It’s a huge responsibility for me as a head coach. I’ve watched and saw his greatness up close and indirectly and I take a lot of responsibility into that so it’s my job as a head coach to put him in situations where he can be successful. That’s what my challenge is and I don’t take that lightly at all,” said Carbery.

“That’ll work into how we play as a group but one of my focus is putting him in situations to succeed.”

Carbery was joined by his wife Casey and his two kids Hudson and Victoria. When they arrived to F street they were greeted by a cheering crowd.

It’s great to see fans excited about a new coach and hopefully this era will go well. Even if they win one playoff round next season that’s still a big success. But no playoffs? It’s operation get the puck to the great eight.

“We’re in a transition period and we’re trying to make the best of it,” says MacLellan.