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In continuing with the Fansided Community's Mock Draft, Capitals Outsider will now make the 16th overall selection.

Hey all! Welcome to Arctic Ice Hockey's first annual NHL Mock Draft. Over the next thirty days, Ryan, Tim and myself will attempt to telepathically channel the minds of NHL General Managers as they complete their final rankings in preparation for the 2012 NHL Draft being held June 22, 2012 in Pittsburgh, PA.

This is the second part in a three-part series where I am taking a look ahead to next season and putting together what the Caps roster might look like.

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The Washington Capitals A made an important move in their organization Wednesday, extending their agreement with their American Hockey League affiliate, the Hershey Bears .

Professional athletes are expected to talk to the media. There are few, if any, athletes who haven't given an interview at one time or another.

Under the current collective bargaining agreement, that means the Capitals can obtain negotiating rights by submitting a qualifying offer.

When Dale Hunter met with the Capitals' players as a group for the last time on breakdown day, he left them with one final message: "It's in your hands now." Although he coached in Washington for only six months, Hunter was credited with changing the culture by players and teaching the team "the 'how' of how to win" by General Manager George ... (more)

Braden Holtby noticed right away. As the Capitals' rookie goalie undressed after a frustrating Feb.

A Today, the Capitals announced A that head coach Dale Hunter would not be returning for the 2012-2013 season.

Nobody in the hockey industry really expected Dale Hunter to be back next year as head coach of the Washington Capitals .

"I don't know who's going to be the coach next year but the leaders in this group have to be together and don't look, you know," Ovechkin said.

Rangers move on Michael Del Zotto of the Rangers celebrates his third-period goal with teammates as Jason Chimera of the Washington Capitals looks on during Game 7 of an Eastern Conference semifinal series at Madison Square Garden in New York on Saturday.

Despite Ovi's wishes, divine intervention in hockey is traditionally limited to those with proper playoff beards It's considered one of the better known "truths" of hockey - a two-goal lead is the most dangerous you can have.

And no matter how seemingly devastating a defeat, in overtime or otherwise, the Capitals - from two-time NHL MVP Alex Ovechkin to playoff rookie goalie Braden Holtby - simply do not allow setbacks to bother them.

Jay Beagle didn't practice today as the Caps prepare to head to New York this afternoon for the deciding game seven tomorrow against the New York Rangers at Madison Square Garden.

Dale Hunter's great lantern face tends toward one expression, more or less; he seems to squint without squinting, his mouth a hard line, his pale blue eyes partly lidded.

Helicopters spotted the scattered wreckage of a Russian-made passenger plane on the side of a mist-shrouded mountain Thursday after it disappeared during a demonstration flight in Indonesia with 47 people on board.

LeBron James was still on the court, enjoying the moment after ousting the New York Knicks, when the first questions came about what's next for the Miami Heat.