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Two days after Segway tour, Ovechkin leaves Caps practice

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Washington captain Alex Ovechkin left Tuesday’s practice early because he “wasn’t feeling 100 percent,” head coach Adam Oates told CSN Washington.

While Ovechkin’s health isn’t believed to be a major concern -- “A little tired from last night [4-2 win over Edmonton]; he said, ‘Let me get outta here,’ and I said, ‘Sure,’” Oates explained -- it has to be noted this incident came roughly 48 hours after Ovechkin participated in a D.C.-area Segway tour.

From the Washington Post:

During the Caps Casino Night Fundraiser last year, one of the experiences auctioned off was a Segway tour around D.C. accompanied by Caps players.

On Sunday, Ovechkin, Mikhail Grabovski, Michal Neuvirth, and Marcus Johansson made good on the auction item, jumping on Segways and riding around town seeing the sights with the winning bidder.

Last year, another fan won a cooking class with Roman Hamrlik at the same auction.

Here’s Ovi in action. Note that, of the four Washington players participating, he appears to be the only one without his chinstrap safely fastened:

OviSegway

Compare that with Marcus Johansson, who’s not only strapped in snugly -- he also appears to be wearing an additional safety device underneath his helmet.

MojoSegway

(Editor’s note: Might just be a baseball hat.)