Don’t call it the farewell tour — yet. The Washington Capitals put out an Alex Ovechkin retirement fire Thursday after “an email was sent from an individual with the corporate sales department that mistakenly alluded to next year” being the captain’s final season.

Washington Capitals officially address the future of Alex Ovechkin following a viral email announcing his retirement season.

An email, sent from a person working in the corporate sales department, “mistakenly alluded to next year being Alex Ovechkin’s final year,” the Capitals said in a statement posted to X.