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In this March 11, 2000 file photo, a banner with the uniform number of retired Washington Capitals' Dale Hunter is raised 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)

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Washington Capitals General Manager George McPhee offers remarks and fields questions from reporters about the firing of Head Coach Bruce Boudreau and replacing him with former Capitals player Dale Hunter, at the Kettler Capitals Iceplex in Arlington, Va, Monday, November 28, 2011. (Rod Lamkey Jr/ The Washington Times)

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Washington Capitals General Manager George McPhee offers remarks and fields questions from reporters about the firing of Head Coach Bruce Boudreau and replacing him with former Capitals player Dale Hunter, at the Kettler Capitals Iceplex in Arlington, Va, Monday, November 28, 2011. (Rod Lamkey Jr/ The Washington Times)

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Washington Capitals General Manager George McPhee offers remarks and fields questions from reporters about the firing of Head Coach Bruce Boudreau and replacing him with former Capitals player Dale Hunter, 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 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 owner Ted Leonsis watches from above as the Caps' new head coach, Dale Hunter, takes to the ice with the team for the first time at the Kettler Capitals Iceplex in Arlington on Monday, Nov. 28, 2011. (Rod Lamkey Jr./The Washington Times)

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Dale Hunter (right), new head coach of the Washington Capitals, chats with Alex Ovechkin as Hunter takes to the ice with his team during their first practice together at the Kettler Capitals Iceplex in Arlington on Monday, Nov. 28, 2011. (Rod Lamkey Jr./The Washington Times)

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Capitals general manager George McPhee fields questions from reporters about the firing of head coach Bruce Boudreau and the hiring of Dale Hunter as Boudreau's replacement at the Kettler Capitals Iceplex in Arlington on Monday, Nov. 28, 2011. (Rod Lamkey Jr./The Washington Times)

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** FILE ** Dale Hunter is congratulated by former Washington Capitals teammates (from left) Jim McKenzie, Joe Reekie, Brendan Witt and Calle Johansson during a ceremony to retire Hunter's number before the team's game with the New Jersey Devils in Washington on March 11, 2000. (AP Photo/Linda Spillers, File)

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Arizona Cardinals running back Beanie Wells rushed for 228 yards on 27 carries against the St. Louis Rams after gaining just 20 yards on 10 attempts in the teams' first meeting. (Associated Press)

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Houston Texans quarterback Matt Leinart stands on the sideline with his arm in a sling during the second half of an NFL football game against the Jacksonville Jaguars in Jacksonville, Fla., Sunday, Nov. 27, 2011. The Texans won 20-13. (AP Photo/Phelan M. Ebenhack)