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Members of the Washington Capitals have contributed to the 'You Can Play' campaign to encourage gay youth to feel comfortable playing sports.

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.

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)

Capitals general manager George McPhee admitted in February that he and his staff saw issues with the roster they had constructed as far back as training camp.

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

No matter how you slice it, it can't be denied that New York Rangers starting goaltender Henrik Lundqvist did very well in Game 1. After all, he stopped all 21 shots that the New Jersey Devils fired at him in a 3-0 win.

Dale Hunter is finished as coach of the Washington Capitals after less than one full season, telling the team he wants to return to his family in Canada.

The finality does not come until the next morning, when a player wakes up and realizes there is no practice to go to, no game to prepare for.

A.J. Perez previously worked at USA Today , AOL and CBSSports.com covering beats ranging from performance-enhancing drugs to the NHL.

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.

Boston Bruins goalie Tim Thomas moves to the puck against Washington Capitals left wing Matt Hendricks during the second period of Game 6 of an NHL hockey Stanley Cup first-round playoff series, Sunday, April 22, 2012, in Washington.

Mike Knuble got some love from his current and former teammates in the NHL via a story by ESPN.com. Mike Knuble was a fourth-round draft pick of the Detroit Red Wings in 1991.

Seven seconds from victory, the Capitals instead saw their season pushed to the brink in a crushing 3-2 overtime loss.

Capitals head coach Dale Hunter has re-invented the team, leading many to compare this team to the 2010 Philadelphia Flyers.

The Capitals have moved on from their brutal and exhilarating playoff series against the Bruins.

Coming in a game up in the series, the Rangers were hoping to push the Capitals' collective backs up against the wall in what would make their return to New York the first Eastern elimination game.

The Washington Capitals bench shows their fatigue in the second overtime before going on to lose to the New York Rangers 2-1 in triple overtime in playoff NHL hockey at the Verizon Center, Washington, D.C., Wednesday, May 2, 2012.