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A great win last night! We could of easily laid down and gotten whooped after a very early 2 goal defecit, but we came back. Toews and Sharp were men on FIRE! Hopefully we build the momentum and bury the Kings tonight.

i dont know if we buried them, but we did toss some dirt on their face.

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Capitals fire Boudreau, hire HunterMonday, 11.28.2011 / 8:24 AM / News
By Adam Kimelman - NHL.com Deputy Managing Editor
CommentPrintThe Washington Capitals fired coach Bruce Boudreau and replaced him with former Capitals captain Dale Hunter on Monday.

Hunter, who had been coach of the Ontario Hockey League's London Knights, will make his debut behind the Washington bench Tuesday, when the Capitals face the St. Louis Blues to open a three-game homestand.

In 11 seasons as coach in London, Hunter turned the Knights into one of the most successful junior hockey clubs in Canada. He posted a record of 451-189-23-24, was the fastest coach in OHL history to win 300 and 400 games, and his .691 winning percentage is the best in league history.

Boudreau had his own run of success, starting Nov. 22, 2007, when he was promoted from the Caps' American Hockey League team, the Hershey Bears, to replace Glen Hanlon.

In four-plus seasons, Boudreau turned the Capitals into one of the more exciting teams in the League, guiding the Caps to four straight Southeast Division titles, three-straight 100-point seasons and the 2010 Presidents' Trophy. However, he never was able to get the team beyond the second round of the Stanley Cup Playoffs. That included a stunning first-round, seven-game loss to the eighth-seeded Montreal Canadiens after finishing with a League-best 121 points in the 2009-10 season.

After that season, Boudreau had the Capitals shift to a more defensive style, which saw their offensive output slip from League-highs of 3.82 goals per game and a 25.2-percent success rate on the power play to a more pedestrian 2.67 goals per game, No. 16 in the League, and a power play that slipped to No. 17 at 17.5 percent.

While the team slipped, team captain Alex Ovechkin's numbers went down, also, from 50 goals in 2009-10 to a career-low 32 last season to just eight goals in 22 games this season. The team's other offensive stars, Nicklas Backstrom and Alexander Semin, also have seen their numbers slip the past two seasons, as well.

Boudreau's dismissal comes on the heels of a 5-1 loss Saturday in Buffalo that dropped Washington to 12-9-1, and they enter the week eighth in the Eastern Conference. Washington had started the season with seven-straight wins.

Now, Hunter, who has his number retired by the Capitals, takes over in his first duty as a NHL coach after a decade of junior hockey domination.

Hunter's most successful season with London was 2004-05, when he led the Knights to a 59-7-2-0 record and a Memorial Cup championship.

During his time in London, Hunter has helped in the development of numerous current top NHL players, among them Columbus captain Rick Nash, 2011 Rocket Richard and Hart Trophy winner Corey Perry of the Ducks, Rangers defensemen Dan Girardi and Michael Del Zotto, Capitals defenseman John Carlson and Blackhawks center Patrick Kane.

In addition, Hunter is considered one of the most popular players in Capitals history. His No. 32 is one of four retired by the club, and in 11 seasons (1987-88 to 1998-99), he had 556 points, fifth on the all-time list. He had five 20-goals seasons, and spent the final five seasons of his time there as team captain. His 2,003 penalty minutes are the most in franchise history, and the Caps went to the playoffs 10 times in his 11 seasons, including the club's only trip to the Stanley Cup Final, in 1998.

Contact Adam Kimelman at [email protected]. Follow him on Twitter: @NHLAdamK

via nhl.com
 

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I missed the game, but saw the highlights. I cannot believe Hoss shot that off of the defenseman's toe!

definitely needs to try to elevate the puck there.
1st period yotes controlled board battles
2nd period hawks were flying around
3rd period was back and forth, i couldnt fucking sit down
OT was good too

Stahlberg had several chances. he's gotta score on 1 of them.
he creates opportunities with his speed but he just can't pot the biscuit.

also,
the hawks try to be too fancy too often, they were outshot 15-11 in the 1st period and i think they could have had minimum... 5 more shots.
 

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tim covered the new "alignment" thats coming for next year... 4 conferences, you play teams in your conference 4 times and all other teams twice ( home and home ) if i heard this correctly.

so there could be 2 west coast teams in the cup finals.... hell even hawks and caunucks for the cup.

we shall see how it plays out, more GM meetings going on.
 

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emery gets the nod vs the sharks.

and a side note:
the fucking wild continue to win, WTF is going on up there ?

Nothing like having a good old goaltender battle, it is a good way for each goalie to push eachother.

The Wild are a huge surprise this year, they went from not almost making the number 8 spot in the conference to being top contenders.
 

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