Alex Ovechkin doesn't just believe his team's No. 1 defenseman, John Carlson, should win his first Norris Trophy. The Washington Capitals captain kicked off an all-out blitz campaign as the team toured Western Canada this week. It began with Ovechkin declaring, in Calgary, that he had a preferred hashtag: #Johnny4Norris.
"That's the hashtag right now," Ovechkin said. "Let's keep it going."
John Carlson (@JohnCarlson74) for the Norris Trophy? ud83eudd14
Alex Ovechkin (@ovi8) says let the campaigning begin. pic.twitter.com/78NGB35GqH— NHL (@NHL) October 23, 2019It continued in Edmonton, when a reporter began asking a question about Carlson.