Alex Ovechkin has been traded to the Vegas Golden Knights for a conditional 7th round pick

• "Wow - I can't believe we actually pulled this trade off, we really came out on the better end of the deal on this."

Brian MacLellan, Washington Capitals GM, talking about the shocking trade.

Vegas' GM George McPhee commented,

• "I saw Alex's thicc ass in the locker room all the time when I was in Washington, got damn that thing gets my whistle wet. I knew I needed to get some of that dank russian ass back in my life, I haven't had a boner since I got fired from there. It was hard giving up the conditional 7th rounder, but I really want to be able to plow my wife again."

Ovechkin was caught by sports TMZ at local russian pub 'USSbar' after he heard of the surprising news. He told the press,

• "I am big russian boy. I like to party have fun, yes."

A devastated RMNB, the dedicated Capitals fan site, posted an article shortly after the trade with the title;

• "Woah hey guys Ovi got traded heck dang it, here's a picture of a dog."