Boudreau Staying For Now With Caps Bench

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On a few levels, especially after a shocking four-game sweep by the Tampa Bay Lightning, a lot of folks thought that Caps coach Bruce Boudreau would be out of a job...

What's the quote...???

You can't replace 21 players, but you can replace one coach...
Something like that...

But, even as owner Ted Leonsis admits that "...the wheels fell off. That's for sure..." it looks like the only moves are player-based...

Here's GM George McPhee discussing Boudreau's fate, for now...


Jason Arnott, Matt Bradley, Scott Hannan, Marco Sturm, Boyd Gordon and Brooks Laich are the key unrestricted free agents for the Caps in the off-season to figure out what they're exactly doing with them...

The salary number is US$16.7-milion for all of them combined...
Arnott would have to come back at a discount, and Sturm would be the only one that won't be back...

McPhee admitted that they'd be in the free agent market...
And they're all watching from the golf course...

NHL Round One: The Day After

Two extremes to cover here...

Here's Lindy Ruff being renewed for one more season in Buffalo...
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The Buffalo Sabres have picked up the one-year option on head coach Lindy Ruff's contract, which means he will be back for a 13th season.

Sabres minority owner Larry Quinn announced the move Thursday, three days after Buffalo was eliminated by Boston in Game 6 of their first-round eastern conference series.

With a 483-389-122 record, Ruff is the Sabres' winningest coach. He's 17th on the NHL's career list after moving ahead of former mentor, the late Roger Neilson.

Ruff was asked directly what kept him coming back.

"I want to win a Stanley Cup in Buffalo... simple as that."

Good luck in the east there, Lindy...

And here's the hell that the Washington Caps caught hell from everyone
Joe Beninati and Craig Laughlin start...
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Then, it's Caps owner Ted Leonsis addressing the situation...
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Let's hope his players listen... Leonsis is right on a lot of levels...
1-for-33 on the power play will force you to listen to yourself...

Ted Leonsis now owns all of Washington! Sports that is...

Ted Leonsis is now, well if not the, one of the most powerful people in Washington D.C. Not only is he the owner of the Washington Capitals Hockey team...he's now reached an agreement with the estate of the late Abe Pollin, to purchase the Washington Wizards and the Verizon Center as well.

The deal is valued somewhere around $550 million though it won't actually cost Leonsis that much since he was already a part owner of the arena.

More from the Washington Post...RIGHT HERE

((Leonsis with his meal ticket//Courtesy: Mitchell Layton/Getty Images))

This should be an interesting...and a good deal for Leonsis. Though the Wizards are not particularly good, the Capitals are one of the NHL's best teams. The big prize is the arena. Though there is still money owed on it, the facility gets tons of use.

Apparently the Capitals were not getting money from the Luxury and Club suites...which would help pay some of the bills too.

Barring any major setbacks, the 23 of the 30 NBA owners need to approve the deal. Apparently, so does the U.S Justice Department...hmmmm.

In the meantime...Check out this kids dunk contest at the Verizon Center during a Wizards game. Thanks You Tube: