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Found September 09, 2009 on Washington Times:
PLAYERS: Chris Clark
TEAMS: Washington Capitals

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The participants in this week's rookie camp for the Washington Capitals are using an auxiliary dressing room at Kettler Capitals Iceplex, and it is hard to walk in there and not feel that Semyon Varlamov is out of place. Yes, he is only 21 years old and still a rookie by NHL standards, but he also is the only guy in the room who has 13 NHL postseason war stories to tell. "You can get into games, but when you are in playoff games with a team, you just become more part of the team," Caps captain Chris Clark said. ... Email </a
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