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Washington Capitals captain Alex Ovechkin looks on as NHLPA executive director Donald Fehr talks to reporters after meetings with the league’s bargaining unit. (Associated Press)

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Donald Fehr, center, executive director of the NHL Players’ Association, stands with players, from left, Chicago Blackhawks’ Steve Montador, Ottawa Senators’ Jason Spezza, Pittsburgh Penguins’ Sidney Crosby and Washington Capitals’ Alex Ovechkin as he speaks to reporters following collective bargaining talks in Toronto on Tuesday, Aug. 14, 2012. (AP Photo/The Canadian Press, Chris Young)

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Calle Johansson (second from left) is shown celebrating a goal in a March 2000 game against Buffalo with Chris Simon (left), current Capitals coach Adam Oates (second from right) and Peter Bondra (right). Johansson, a defenseman, scored 113 goals and collected 361 assists in 983 games with Washington. He last played for the Capitals in 2002-03. (Associated Press)

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Defenseman Phil Housley played two seasons with the Washington Capitals later in his career. Could the 48-year-old be an assistant-coach candidate for Adam Oates' staff? (Associated Press)

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Connor Carrick (Courtesy Washington Capitals)

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Max Iafrate (Courtesy Washington Capitals)

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Fans watch a scrimmage during the Washington Capitals' development camp at the Kettler Capitals Iceplex in Arlington on Monday, July 9, 2012. (Ryan M.L. Young/The Washington Times)

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Goalie Steffen Soberg defends his net during a scrimmage at the Washington Capitals' development camp at the Kettler Capitals Iceplex in Arlington on Monday, July 9, 2012. (Ryan M.L. Young/The Washington Times)

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Nate Schmidt (right) checks Brant Harris (left) into the boards during a scrimmage at the Washington Capitals' development camp at the Kettler Capitals Iceplex in Arlington on Monday, July 9, 2012. (Ryan M.L. Young/The Washington Times)