Alex Ovechkin has dropped from MVP seasons to an ordinary one for Washington. In Carolina, Eric Staal is stuck in a seasonlong slump. Two of the NHL's best players get the rest of the season to try to turn around their numbers and revert to form. Their coaches weren't so lucky.
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November 29, 2011
(AP) -- The St. Louis Blues made a coaching change early in the month that provided a spark to a struggling team.
The Washington Capitals hope their bold move has the same result.
Washington fired Bruce Boudreau after four seasons Monday, and new coach Dale Hunter will make his NHL debut Tuesday night when the Capitals host the surging Blues.
Boudreau guided Washington to four...
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December 01, 2011
There are some basic facts on which we can all agree regarding the Sidney Crosby vs. Alex Ovechkin Rivalry in 2011.
We can agree, some of us begrudgingly, that Sidney Crosby can be considered the best hockey player in the world when he's healthy. That he's accomplished more in the NHL and internationally than Ovechkin. That he's worked hard to add new material to his...
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November 30, 2011
Dale Hunter's NHL coaching career began with a thud Tuesday night as Alex Ovechkin and the Washington Capitals struggled again in a 2-1 loss to the St. Louis Blues.
Via Washington Times
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December 01, 2011
Sidney Crosby vs. Alex Ovechkin — the stuff "24/7," the Winter Classic and, let's face it, the NHL is made of. For a while it was the biggest rivalry in the league, reinvigorating the Pittsburgh Penguins vs. the Washington Capitals as must-see TV and even more of a must-see in ...
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November 29, 2011
WASHINGTON (AP) Dale Hunter's NHL coaching career began with a thud Tuesday night as Alex Ovechkin and the Washington Capitals
struggled again in a 2-1 loss to the St. Louis Blues.
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November 30, 2011
In his first statement since the Washington Capitals fired him on Monday, Bruce Boudreau told ESPN.com that he and Alex Ovechkin "got along famously" and that reports of a rift weren't accurate.
Tarik El-Bashir of the Washington Post got a bit more out of Boudreau in a sit-down interview with the former coach, and it reveals someone who — like general manager George...
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November 29, 2011
Kirk Muller (see photos) took to the ice today for the first time with his new team at the RBC Center, and in many ways it appeared to be just another morning skate for the Carolina Hurricanes.
It was anything but, of course. It was a new day and all eyes were on Muller, who was hired Monday by the Hurricanes to replace fired coach Paul Maurice (see photos), and is charged with righting...
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November 29, 2011
Dale Hunter's NHL coaching career began with a thud Tuesday night as Alex Ovechkin and the Washington Capitals struggled again in a 2-1 loss to the St. Louis Blues.
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November 30, 2011
Bruce Boudreau isn't blaming his newfound unemployment on Alex Ovechkin. The Washington Capitals coach spoke publicly Wednesday for the first time since being fired on Monday. Boudreau says he doesn't believe two-time league MVP Ovechkin "was ever a problem." He says when Ovechkin's statistics went down, people were putting "two and two together and they...
Via Pittsburghlive.com
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December 01, 2011
Sidney Crosby and Alex Ovechkin didn't produce their customary fireworks when playing against each other.
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December 01, 2011
WASHINGTON--As if a Penguins-Capitals contest needed added story lines. Yet there are plenty of them going into tonight's game at the Verizon Centre, more than the usual Sidney Crosby vs. Alex Ovechkin platform which the NHL used to love to...
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November 30, 2011
The Canes put in their first full practice today under new coach Kirk Muller, going about an hour at Raleigh Center Ice, and there wasn't much down time.
Muller had the players at a fast pace, with a lot of end-to-end skating and some physical play.
"It was uptempo, a lot of pace, a lot of focus on short passes, execution, and just supporting each other," captain Eric...
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December 02, 2011
1:04 PM:
The Pens are having an optional practice today. But the Canes are still on the ice, so not sure exactly what time that will start.
12:53 PM:
Some pics of 'Canes practice...
Eric Staal (left); Justin Bieber Jef...
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