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Washington Nationals manager Davey Johnson looks on before an exhibition baseball game against the New York Mets in Port St. Lucie, Fla., Saturday, Feb. 23, 2013, in (AP Photo/Julio Cortez)

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Washington Capitals hats, and others, are cleaned off the ice after left wing Alex Ovechkin's third goal of the game during the third period of an NHL hockey game against the New Jersey Devils Saturday, Feb. 23, 2013 in Washington. The Capitals won 5-1. (AP Photo/Alex Brandon)

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Washington Capitals left wing Alex Ovechkin, from Russia, celebrates after his second goal of the game in the third period of an NHL hockey game against the New Jersey Devils Saturday, Feb. 23 in Washington. The Capitals won 5-1. (Associated Press)

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Washington Capitals defenseman Karl Alzner (27) celebrates with right wing Eric Fehr (16) as center Jay Beagle (83) comes to join in after Fehr's goal in the third period of an NHL hockey game against the New Jersey Devils Saturday, Feb. 23, 2013 in Washington. The Capitals won 5-1. (Associated Press)

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Maryland guard Jake Layman (10) dunks over Clemson guard Jordan Roper, bottom center, and Maryland forward Charles Mitchell in the second half of an NCAA college basketball game in College Park, Md., Saturday, Feb. 23, 2013. Layman contributed 12 points to Maryland's 72-59 win. (AP Photo/Patrick Semansky)

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New Jersey Devils goalie Johan Hedberg (1), from Sweden, blocks a shot by Washington Capitals left wing Alex Ovechkin (8), from Russia, during the first period of an NHL hockey game Saturday, Feb. 23, 2013 in Washington. (AP Photo/Alex Brandon)

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New Jersey Devils' goalie Johan Hedberg reacts after New York Islander's John Tavares scored the first goal of an NHL hockey game in the second period in Uniondale, N.Y., Saturday, Feb. 16, 2013. (AP Photo/Henny Ray Abrams)

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Bubba Watson reacts as his putt misses on the fourth green in the second round of play against Jim Furyk during the Match Play Championship golf tournament, Friday, Feb. 22, 2013, in Marana, Ariz. (AP Photo/Julie Jacobson)

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Washington Wizards guard Bradley Beal (3) takes a shot against Denver Nuggets guard Andre Iguodala during the second half of an NBA basketball game, Friday, Feb. 22, 2013, in Washington. The Wizards won 119-113. (AP Photo/Nick Wass)

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New Jersey Devils head coach Peter DeBoer, top, talks with his team in the third period of the NHL hockey game on Sunday, Feb. 10, 2013, in Pittsburgh. The Devils won 3-1. (AP Photo/Keith Srakocic)

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Devils captain Bryce Salvador (left): "I think the biggest thing with any system you do is getting the players to buy into it. I think you can have the best system out there, but if the players don't believe in it, don't buy into it, it's not going to matter.”