The Washington Capitals are preparing for the NHL Draft without a new head coach in place.General manager George McPhee expects his search to carry past this week. He has interviewed several candidates and has, according to the Washington Post, ruled out veteran NHL coach Paul Maurice, Flyers assistant coach Craig Berube and Capitals assistant coaches Dean Evason and Jim Johnson.Previous coach Dale Hunter convinced the Capitals to work hard, but his defensive-minded approach shackled Washington’s skill players. So McPhee is looking for a coach capable to getting the team to work hard AND play a more up-tempo offensive style.“Do you hire the coach to fit your talent? Do you hire the coach whose system you like? It’s generally a combination of both things,” McPhee said, according to the Post. “Who can coach this group of players, and do we like the style of play that this coach likes to use.“But as I said when we met right after the playoffs, it’s not necessarily the style of play tha...
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Mike Knuble,
Jeff Halpern,
Alexander Semin,
Alexander Ovechkin,
Dennis Wideman
TEAMS: Washington Capitals, Pittsburgh Penguins
TEAMS: Washington Capitals, Pittsburgh Penguins
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