Bruce Boudreau

MONTREAL -- Frustrated at seeing his team blow an early two-goal lead, Bruce Boudreau found plenty of consolation when the Washington Capitals got a tying goal late in regulation to set up a shootout win. Nicklas Backstrom scored the only...

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...even fell behind in the third period after running into penalty problems...again. "How often do you see that happen?" Coach Bruce Boudreau asked. "You score two goals early. Then you relax, the other teams comes on and you can't turn it...

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...record with a 1.48 goals against average a .949 save percentage, a surge that not only has restored Coach Bruce Boudreau's confidence in him but also catapulted the Russian into Calder Trophy consideration. "The difference is at the...

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...playing well down there, but it's tough because we have eight pretty good defensemen up here when everyone is healthy," Coach Bruce Boudreau said. "I'm really excited to see him. The reports [from Hershey] are great. We'll see where it...

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...this season and watched six different third-period leads slip away. For that very reason, between the second and third periods, Coach Bruce Boudreau stressed how important it was to stay out of the penalty box and embrace a killer instinct...

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...humbling 2-1 shootout loss to the lowly Leafs was all over the place in the visitors' dressing room at Air Canada Centre. Coach Bruce Boudreau said his players looked worn out, a combination of playing on back to back nights and...

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...Montreal, a fact that did not go un-noticed by the player and his coach. "Well, if he plays like he did last night ..." Caps coach Bruce Boudreau said, referring to a sluggish skating night for his star player. "Most of the time he's the...

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...night at Verizon Center after a mad scramble to tie the game in the final minute came up short. They lost, according to Coach Bruce Boudreau, because they weren't ready to play in the first period and because they weren't committed to...

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...the Bears this season. Carlson will likely be paired with Tom Poti when he plays his first NHL game tomorrow night, but Coach Bruce Boudreau wants to make sure Carlson -- and fans -- don't put too much stock into one game. "It's not...

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...maybe it would be cool if some other local luminaries got their own show. This occurred to me Monday night, when I was listening to Bruce Boudreau do nearly 30 continuous terrific minutes on HNIC radio. This was radio that you'd actually...

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