Tim Thomas

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Capitals fan Judi Miller of Kensington, Md., center, wears a cut out of President Obama to taunt Boston Bruins goalie Tim Thomas (30), during warm ups before the Washington Capitals take on the Boston Bruins in game three of National Hockey League first round playoff hockey at the Verizon Center, Washington, D.C., Monday, April 16, 2012. (Andrew Harnik/The Washington Times)

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Washington Capitals left wing Alex Ovechkin (8), second from left, and Washington Capitals center Brooks Laich (21) right, celebrate the first goal of the game by Washington Capitals left wing Alexander Semin (28) on Boston Bruins goalie Tim Thomas (30), second from right, in the first period as the Washington Capitals take on the Boston Bruins in game three of National Hockey League first round playoff hockey at the Verizon Center, Washington, D.C., Monday, April 16, 2012. (Andrew Harnik/The Washington Times)

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Brian Murphy, 35, and Missy Colombo, 37, show off Barack Obama Heads designed to taunt Tim Thomas before Game 3 of Capitals-Bruins. (Stephen Whyno / The Washington Times)

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Washington Capitals left wing Troy Brouwer (20) reaches for the puck as Boston Bruins goalie Tim Thomas (30) misses the save for the first goal of the game during the second period of Game 2 of an NHL Stanley Cup first-round playoff series in Boston, Saturday, April 14, 2012. (AP Photo/Charles Krupa)

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Boston goalie Tim Thomas, the MVP if last year's playoffs, will backstop the Bruins as they begin defense of their championship Thursday against Washington. (AP Photo/Lori Shepler)

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Boston Bruins goalie Tim Thomas deflects a shot by Washington Capitals left wing Alexander Semin during the first period, Sunday, Feb. 5, 2012. (AP Photo/Ann Heisenfelt)

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Boston Bruins goaltender Tim Thomas speaks to reporters during an NHL All Star hockey media availability in Ottawa, Ontario, Friday, Jan. 27, 2012. (AP Photo/The Canadian Press, Fred Chartrand)

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Boston Bruins goalie Tim Thomas hoists the Stanley Cup after the Boston Bruins beat the Vancouver Canucks 4-0 during Game 7 of the NHL hockey Stanley Cup Finals, Wednesday, June 15, 2011, in Vancouver, British Columbia. (AP Photo/Julie Jacobson)

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ASSOCIATED PRESS Vancouver left wing Raffi Torres slipped the puck past Boston goalie Tim Thomas with 18.5 seconds left to play for the game's only score in the Canucks' win in Game 1 of the Stanley Cup finals Wednesday. Game 2 of the best-of-seven series is Saturday in Vancouver.

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Vancouver Canucks left wing Raffi Torres celebrates after scoring the winning goal against Boston Bruins goalie Tim Thomas as Boston Bruins defenseman Johnny Boychuk looks on during the third period of game one Stanley Cup final playoff hockey action in Vancouver, British Columbia, Wednesday, June 1, 2011. (AP Photo/The Canadian Press, Darryl Dyck)

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Tampa Bay Lightning center Steven Stamkos (91) is prevented from scoring by Boston Bruins defenseman Andrew Ference, behind, and goalie Tim Thomas (30) in the first period of Game 5 of the NHL hockey Stanley Cup playoffs Eastern Conference finals, in Boston on Monday, May 23, 2011. (AP Photo/Elise Amendola)

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NHL Playoffs: Boston Bruins' Tim Thomas blanked the Tampa Bay Lightning in Game 3 to lead the Bruins to a 2-0 victory. Boston leads the series 2-1. (AP Photo/Phelan M. Ebenhack)

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In this photo taken Tuesday, Dec. 7, 2010, Boston Bruins goalie Tim Thomas rolls onto his back after making a save against the Buffalo Sabres during the first period of an NHL hockey game in Boston Last year, Thomas was relegated to the bench by not only the U.S. Olympic team, but his very own Boston Bruins. Again the starter in Boston, Thomas is having the best season of any goalie in the league so far, and his efforts show in the standings, as the resurgent Bruins try to wipe away the nightmare that was blowing a 3-0 playoff series lead to Philadelphia last season.(AP Photo/Charles Krupa)

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Carolina Hurricanes' Jeff Skinner, foreground, scores past Boston Bruins' Tim Thomas, right, in the first period of an NHL hockey game, Friday, Nov. 26, 2010, in Boston. (AP Photo/Michael Dwyer)