Adam Oates
WINNIPEG, CANADA - MARCH 21: Head coach Adam Oates of the Washington Capitals gestures from the bench as players Joel Ward #42, Jay Beagle #83, and Jason Chimera #25 look on during third-period action against the Winnipeg Jets on March 21, 2013 at the MTS Centre in Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada.
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He’s one of the best players in the world, he should be up for that award every year
It helped us, it helped him and I thought it would, but still he was willing to change
We’re talking about a guy who won the award twice as the best player in the world, and he was willing to change his game, his position, his security blanket for the organizationMore quotes »
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Capitals look to regroup at home after two straight losses
their first-round playoff series that continues with Friday night's Game 5 at the Verizon Center.First, patience: Coach Adam Oates gave frustrated star Alex Ovechkin (one goal, one assist in four games in the 2-2 series) a pat on the back with a private chat Read more »
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Washington Capitals call up Joey Crabb, Tom Wilson ahead of Game 5 vs. Rangers
tied at two games apiece.The Capitals needed a right wing after Martin Erat suffered an upper body injury in Game 4. Coach Adam Oates said Erat was undergoing an MRI and will probably miss Friday's game.The 30-year-old Crabb had two goals and eight penalty Read more »
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Alex Ovechkin thriving under Capitals coach Adam Oates
Ovechkin lingered on the fringe. No more.Now 27, Ovechkin always could shoot with the best on the planet. But under coach Adam Oates , the Hall of Fame center who has opened the lines of communication, Ovechkin has morphed into a better all-around player. Read more »
Around the web
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Tim Hunter unlikely to return as Caps assistant coach
(John McDonnell/The Washington Post) In addition any roster changes they make this summer, the Capitals are expected to tweak their coaching staff as well. Washington has granted Tim Hunter permission to interview elsewhere, and it is unlikely that he wi 2:01 PM from The Washington Post Read more »
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Third Hart Trophy is Ovechkin's reward for switching to right wing
WASHINGTON - George McPhee had to take a call. Alex Ovechkin was on the other line, reaching out to the Washington Capitals general manager shortly after winning his third Hart Trophy as NHL MVP. Ovechkin's message to McPhee was that this latest award wa from The Huffington Post: Canada Edition Read more »
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Saturday Caps Clips
More from the always enlightening Adam Oates on how he wants to coach and on the extent of Alex Ovechkin's potential. [CSNW, WaPo] Almost-congrats on your almost-Selke win, Eric Fehr! [RMNB] Despite the fact that the NHL isn't guaranteed to participate i from Japers Rink Read more »
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Adam Oates Still Isn't Over Losing to Rangers in Playoffs
In an exclusive interview with Chuck Gormley of CSN Washington, Capitals head coach Adam Oates opened up about his first season as a head choch, including losing to the Rangers in the playoffs. And it must be said: it sounds like a bunch of finger pointi from The New York Rangers Blog Read more »
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Capitals coach Oates blaming refs for playoff exit
Washington Capitals head coach Adam Oates (C) listens to a penalty call against his team by referee Eric Furlatt (27) in the third period of Game 2 of their NHL Eastern Conference quarterfinal hockey playoff game in Washington May 4, 2013. (REUTERS) At l from Ottawa Sun Read more »
