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Andrei Markov got married last week in Russia, but the honeymoon will have to wait.

“There was no honeymoon. There’s no time for that … once he’s done playing,” said Sergei Berezin, the former NHLer who is one of Markov’s closest friends, an adviser and his off-season trainer. “He took three or four days off to get married, came back and boom! Back to work. That’s the kind of person he is.”

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Berezin was talking on the phone from South Florida Friday afternoon after putting Markov, 38, through a morning workout. On June 30, Berezin posted three videos of a shirtless Markov working out on a beach in Florida, writing: “99 degrees heat? No problem!!! Work goes on … #gettingreadyfortomorrow”.

July 1 was the first day of NHL free agency, but two weeks later “tomorrow” still hasn’t come for Markov, who remains unsigned after spending the last 16 seasons with the Canadiens. Markov, who is representing himself without an agent, has been reported to be seeking a two-year deal worth US$12 million after earning an average of $5.75 million in each of the last 10 seasons.