Washington Capitals’ star centerman Evgeny Kuznetsov continued  preparations for the 2017-2018 season this week with workouts at Citrus Fitness, an upscale fitness center located in his hometown of Chelyabinsk, Russia. Several fitness instructors and fans shared pictures taken with Kuznetsov while he was at the fitness center.

Below, Kuznetsov is photographed with Citrus Fitness kick-boxing trainer, Denis Chistajkov.

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Pictured below with Kuznetsov is Citrus Fitness personal trainer, Sergey Kholodov. Kholodov stated in his Instagram post “We train the best!”

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Kuznetsov also took time for pictures with other patrons at the fitness center.

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Capitals players are expected to begin returning to the Northern Virginia area gradually over the next few weeks. Capitals training camp is expected to open on or around September 14th, following the Capitals rookie tournament. However, no date has been officially released by the team.

By Jon Sorensen
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