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January 2, 2012
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JUST ADD MILK
YOU HAVE TO BE AT least a little eccentric to willingly put yourself in front of vulcanized rubber coming at you at speeds in excess of 100 miles per hour, but Penguins goaltender Marc-Andre Fleury has taken that “flaky” label to literal levels. ‘Flower,’ as Fleury’s fondly referred to by teammates, is gracing the cover of a breakfast treat called Fleury Flakes, a limited edition frosted corn cereal available at grocery stores in Steeltown and online. All the proceeds go to charity. Fellow flakes Ryan Miller and Chris Osgood are two other ’tenders who’ve lent their mug to morning munchies in the past, but they both opted for a honey-nut toasted oats flavor.…
Hunter’s Home
In a sense, Dale Hunter never left the Capitals. In the 12 years between the time Hunter retired from the NHL and finally returned as Washington’s new coach in late November, the ties that bound him to his former team were never completely severed. Hunter spent one season as the Caps’ director of player development. And even after he and brother Mark bought the London Knights and returned to Ontario to run their own junior team, Hunter and Washington GM George McPhee still kept in touch. They might swap opinions on trade possibilities or chat about a top prospect like defenseman John Carlson, who played one season for Hunter in London. His image even looms above the ice at the organization’s practice rink in Arlington, Va. – one of four giant banners…
CROSSWORD
ANSWERS AVAILABLE IN THE NEXT ISSUE AND AT THN.com/xword ACROSS 1 Steven ___ was drafted first overall in 2008 4 ___ Ley was once a Leaf 7 Alex ___ is in net in Ottawa 8 Defensive formation used when two men down 10 He’s GM in Detroit 12 Tried to avoid getting hit, ___ away from 13 Color once worn by the Devils 14 He was the first captain in Kansas City (and won a Cup in Philly) 18 Covers very closely 19 The NCAA’s big event is the Frozen ___ 20 ___ Backes is with the Blues 21 Celebrations for championship teams DOWN 1 To ___ the pads is to place one atop the other 2 Philly is in this NHL division 3 Where Ray Bourque played his junior hockey 4 ___ ___-Hopkins was first choice in 2011 5 The net 6 He’s GM in Tampa 9 Fooled 11 Kyle ___…
If It’s Broke, Quick-Fix It
We can’t get inside George McPhee’s head, but we have to think his decision to fire Bruce Boudreau had a lot to do with the one he made to hire him in the first place four years ago. When McPhee fired Glen Hanlon and replaced him with Boudreau early in 2007-08, the Washington Capitals were floundering with a 6-14-1 record and firmly entrenched in 15th place in the Eastern Conference. By the time that season ended, the Caps had jumped all the way up to third and saved themselves from what had the potential to be a disastrous season. Did that make Boudreau the second coming of Scotty Bowman and Hanlon the coaching equivalent of Mr. Bean? Probably not, since Boudreau suffered the same fate this season when he couldn’t seem to…
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