Maybe its the time a light stand nearly conked Alex Ovechkin in the head during an impromptu video shoot before the 2011 Winter Classic.

Or the time we had lunch and he was happily sporting a kind of ode to vagrants fashion look.

Or the time we spent the evening watching the Washington Capitals captain display his bowling prowess along with some of his Russian teammates. Think a southpaw version of Fred Flintstone and youve got an idea of the vibe.

With yet another historic moment for Ovechkin passing on Saturday afternoon as he reached 700 career goals, these images play into the impressions of the Washington sports icon as indelibly as any of the dozens of scorching one-timers from the left circle or his under-appreciated deft passes that more often than not caught opposing defenders and netminders befuddled.

When you reach this rarified strata within the game there is a tendency to speak only in terms of the mythic. And make no mistake...

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Alex Ovechkin has always been unapologetically unique on the path to greatness - The Athletic