"Only at nights," he laughs.
It also allows him to maintain his connection to the game and to its players. So does what he sees on a nightly basis stack up with the legends of old?
"No question about it," he said. "First of all, right off the bat, ILYA KOVALCHUK can score at any time. Guys like (Alex) Ovechkin, (Evgeni) Malkin, (Sidney) Crosby; they all would've been a good player anywhere. You can go on, take guys like (Rick) Nash, Dany Heatley; they're all good players. Jarome Iginla, and Mats Sundin has been a great player for years, but never had the opportunity to play on a great team. And (Niklas) Lidstrom, he could skate backwards back then just as well as now."
One of the main similarities Mahovlich sees in both today's players and his peers is the love of the game, playing for the sheer fun of it.
"You can tell," Mahovlich said. "Last year, how much passion did (KOVALCHUK) have representing Russia (at the World Championships) and beating Canada in the final? These are guys that really, truly love to play the game. When they score a goal, they're excited, and they want to do it again. That's why they come to the rink."