Capitals fire Boudreau

The Washington Capitals have fired head coach Bruce Boudreau, replacing him with former player Dale Hunter.

Boudreau’s team got off to a hot start this year but has since faded, and criticism has mounted after each playoff failure. It seemed like only a matter of time until the team decided to go in another direction, although just one month into the season is a bit earlier than expected.

It will be interesting to see if the fiery, tough Hunter will be able to light a spark under one of the NHL’s most talented teams.

General manager George McPhee said the team’s play over the past week was the tipping point that forced the change.

Thursday, December 1, 2011 at 12:52 pm by steve

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