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Tampa Bay Lightning's Martin St. Louis (26) tries to put back a rebound past Washington Capitals' Mike Green (52) and goalie Braden Holtby during the second period of an NHL hockey game on Thursday, Feb. 14, 2013, in Tampa, Fla. (AP Photo/Mike Carlson)

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Maryland center Alex Len, top, of Ukraine, dunks on Duke forward Amile Jefferson in the first half of an NCAA college basketball game in College Park, Md., Saturday, Feb. 16, 2013. Maryland won 83-81. (AP Photo/Patrick Semansky)

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**FILE** Washington Capitals' Brooks Laich rubs his face during a news conference at the Kettler Capitals Iceplex in Arlington, Va., Thursday, May 5, 2011. The Capitals were swept out of the playoffs by the Tampa Bay Lightning, losing Game 4 at Tampa on Wednesday night.(AP Photo/Luis M. Alvarez)

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**FILE** Washington Capitals defenseman John Carlson (74) celebrates with center Brooks Laich (21) after scoring a goal against the New York Rangers in the third period of Game 5 of the NHL hockey Stanley Cup Eastern Conference semifinals, at Madison Square Garden in New York, Monday, May 7, 2012. (AP Photo/Kathy Willens)

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Virginia Commonwealth's Rob Brandenberg, top, and George Washington's Joe McDonald scramble for the ball during the first half of an NCAA college basketball game Saturday, Feb. 16, 2013, in Richmond, Va. (AP Photo/The Richmond Times-Dispatch, Joe Mahoney)

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Ex-Capitals forward Jeff Halpern on his time with the Rangers: "I've been real happy. It's a great team, great organization, great coaching staff. It's been a lot of fun. I think just playing in the NHL is a blast, but there's a few organizations that I think are always special places to play and this is one of them, for sure. It's been a lot of fun so far."

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Maryland center Alex Len, top, of Ukraine, dunks on Duke forward Amile Jefferson in the first half of an NCAA college basketball game in College Park, Md., Saturday, Feb. 16, 2013. (AP Photo/Patrick Semansky)

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Team Chuck's Kenneth Faried, of the Denver Nuggets, dunks as Team Shaq's Chandler Parsons, of the Houston Rockets, looks on during the first half of the Rising Stars Challenge basketball game at NBA All-Star Weekend, Friday, Feb. 15, 2013, in Houston. (AP Photo/Ronald Martinez, Pool)