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Washington Capitals head coach Adam Oates, right, draws up a play at the end of the second period as the team gets a power play as the Washington Capitals play the New York Rangers at the Verizon Center, Washington, D.C., Sunday, March 10, 2013. (Andrew Harnik/The Washington Times)

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Washington Capitals head coach Adam Oates yells on the bench in the second period as the Washington Capitals play the New York Rangers at the Verizon Center, Washington, D.C., Sunday, March 10, 2013. (Andrew Harnik/The Washington Times)

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Washington Capitals head coach Adam Oates (center) talks to captain Alex Ovechkin (left) as right wing Joel Ward (right) looks on during the second period of an NHL hockey game against the Florida Panthers on Tuesday, Feb. 12, 2013, in Sunrise, Fla. (AP Photo/Wilfredo Lee)

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**FILE** Anaheim Mighty Ducks' Adam Oates, center, gets a hug from teammates Rob Niedermayer, (44) and Ruslan Salei, (24), after his second period goal against the Minnesota Wild during Game 4 of the NHL Western Conference finals in Anaheim, Calif., Friday, May 16, 2003. (AP Photo/Kevork Djansezian)

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Adam Oates was a teammate of Paul MacLean's in Detroit and St. Louis and was coached by him when MacLean was an assistant in Anaheim.

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Washington Capitals head coach Adam Oates, center, talks to his players during overtime in an NHL hockey game against the New Jersey Devils Friday, Jan. 25, 2013, in Newark, N.J. The Devils won 3-2. (AP Photo/Mel Evans)

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Washington Capitals head coach Adam Oates, center, talks to his players during overtime in an NHL hockey game against the New Jersey Devils Friday, Jan. 25, 2013, in Newark, N.J. The Devils won 3-2. (AP Photo/Mel Evans)

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Washington Capitals head coach Adam Oates, standing right, looks up during the first period of an NHL hockey game against the Montreal Canadiens, Thursday, Jan. 24, 2013, in Washington. (AP Photo/Nick Wass)

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Washington Capitals head coach Adam Oates gathers with players before practice at the annual development camp held at Kettler Capitals Iceplex, Arlington, Va., Monday, July 9, 2012. (Andrew Harnik/The Washington Times)

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Capitals coach Adam Oates had to implement his system during an abbreviated training camp, leaving the team a bit lost Saturday during a 6-3 defeat at Tampa Bay. “We got to move forward a little bit more with” the new system, defenseman Mike Green (below) said. (Associated Press)

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Capitals coach Adam Oates had to implement his system during an abbreviated training camp, leaving the team a bit lost Saturday during a 6-3 defeat at Tampa Bay. “We got to move forward a little bit more with” the new system, defenseman Mike Green (below) said. (Associated Press)

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Washington Capitals coach Adam Oates, center, signals from the bench during the first period of the Capitals' NHL hockey game against the Tampa Bay Lightning on Saturday, Jan. 19, 2013, in Tampa, Fla. (AP Photo/Brian Blanco)

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Capitals coach Adam Oates (left) talks with left wing Alex Ovechkin on Tuesday during a scrimmage against the Reading Royals at Kettler Capitals Iceplex. (Andrew Harnik/The Washington Times)

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**FILE** Capitals head coach Adam Oates instructs players during the Capitals Development Camp at the Kettler Iceplex in Arlington, Va., on July 8, 2012. (Ryan M.L. Young/The Washington Times)

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Hockey Hall of Fame inductees, from left, Mats Sundin, of Sweden, Joe Sakic, Adam Oates and Pavel Bure, of Russia, pose for a photograph with their rings at the Hockey Hall of Fame in Toronto, Monday, Nov. 12, 2012. (AP Photo/The Canadian Press, Nathan Denette)