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Rex Grossman is among the multiple players who received high marks for their performances Sunday in Seattle. (Associated Press)

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Washington Capitals head coach Dale Hunter, center, talks with Alex Ovechkin (8) and Nicklas Backstrom during the first period of an NHL game against the St. Louis Blues, Tuesday, Nov. 29, 2011, in Washington. (AP Photo/Nick Wass)

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Stanford quarterback Andrew Luck throws against California during the first quarter of an NCAA college football game in Stanford, Calif., Saturday, Nov. 19, 2011. (AP Photo/Marcio Jose Sanchez)

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"We're going with Graham. It really had nothing to do with Graham, with the missed field goal or the missed extra point. That was totally on our protection scheme." - Redskins coach Mike Shanahan

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Bruce Boudreau's message had become lost on a Capitals team that started 7-0-0 but has gone just 5-9-1 since then. Boudreau's record was 201-88-40 since becoming Washington's coach Thanksgiving Day 2007. (Andrew Harnik/The Washington Times)

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Redskins running back Roy Helu stung Seattle's eighth-ranked run defense for 103 yards and a touchdown on 23 carries. (Associated Press)

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Robert Champion, a drum major in Florida A&M University's Marching 100 band, performs during halftime of a football game in Orlando, Fla., on Saturday, Nov. 19, 2011. (Tampa Tribune via Associated Press)

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Head coach of the Washington Capitals Bruce Boudreau walks to his bench before his team started overtime play against the Pittsburgh Penguins in game 6 of the 2nd Round of the NHL Playoffs at Mellon Arena in Pittsburgh, Pa. Monday, May 11, 2009. (Michael Connor / The Washington Times)

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In this May 5, 2011 file photo, Washington Capitals head coach Bruce Boudreau talks during a news conference at the Kettler Capitals Iceplex in Arlington, Va. The Capitals have fired Boudreau and replaced him with Dale Hunter. The Capitals announced the move Monday, Nov. 28, 2011. (AP Photo/Luis M. Alvarez, File)

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** FILE ** In this Feb. 25, 2011, file photo, Washington Capitals head coach Bruce Boudreau rubs his face after New York Rangers' Derek Stepan scored a goal during the second period of an NHL hockey game in Washington. The Capitals have fired Boudreau and replaced him with Dale Hunter. The Capitals announced the move Monday, Nov. 28, 2011. (AP Photo/Luis M. Alvarez, File)

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Capitals head coach Bruce Boudreau gathers his tem for instructions late in the 3rd period. Kings win 5-4. Washington Capitals vs the Los Angles Kings in NHL game in Washington D.C. Thursday, February 5, 2009. (Joseph Silverman/ The Washington Times)

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New Washington Capitals Head Coach Dale Hunter makes his exit from the ice after taking practice with his team for the first time, at the Kettler Capitals Iceplex in Arlington, Va, Monday, November 28, 2011. (Rod Lamkey Jr/ The Washington Times)

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New Washington Capitals Head Coach Dale Hunter (right) watches instructions being given during a time out in the practice, as he takes to the ice with his team as they practice together for the first time, at the Kettler Capitals Iceplex in Arlington, Va, Monday, November 28, 2011. (Rod Lamkey Jr/ The Washington Times)

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New Washington Capitals Head Coach Dale Hunter skates by a poster of himself when he was a player with the Capitals, as he takes to the ice with his team as they practice together for the first time, at the Kettler Capitals Iceplex in Arlington, Va, Monday, November 28, 2011. (Rod Lamkey Jr/ The Washington Times)

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Washington Capitals Head Coach Dale Hunter (center) chats with Alexander Semin (left) and Dmitry Orlov (right) as he takes to the ice for the first time, at the Kettler Capitals Iceplex in Arlington, Va, Monday, Nov. 28, 2011. Semin was scratched Saturday, Dec. 3, 2011, against the Ottawa Senators with a shoulder injury. (Rod Lamkey Jr/ The Washington Times)

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Washington Capitals owner Ted Leonsis watches from above as his new head coach Dale Hunter takes to the ice with his team as they practice together for the first time, at the Kettler Capitals Iceplex in Arlington, Va, Monday, November 28, 2011. (Rod Lamkey Jr/ The Washington Times)

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New Washington Capitals Head Coach Dale Hunter chats with Alex Ovechkin as he takes to the ice with his team as they practice together for the first time, at the Kettler Capitals Iceplex in Arlington, Va, Monday, November 28, 2011. (Rod Lamkey Jr/ The Washington Times)

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New Washington Capitals Head Coach Dale Hunter walks from the locker room as he takes to the ice with his team as they practice together for the first time, at the Kettler Capitals Iceplex in Arlington, Va, Monday, November 28, 2011. (Rod Lamkey Jr/ The Washington Times)

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Washington Capitals' Mike Green practices alone on the ice prior to the team's first practice with new Head Coach and former Capitals player Dale Hunter, at the Kettler Capitals Iceplex in Arlington, Va, Monday, November 28, 2011. (photo by Rod Lamkey Jr/ The Washington Times)

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In this March 11, 2000 file photo,†Washington Capitals' Dale Hunter listens during a ceremony in which his jersey number was retired, before the Capitals' game against the New Jersey Devils, at the MCI Center in Washington. The Capitals fired coach Bruce Boudreau Monday Nov. 28, 2011. Boudreau was replaced by former Capitals captain Dale Hunter. (AP Photo/Linda Spillers, File)