WASHINGTON - MAY 13: Alex Ovechkin #8 of the Washington Capitals leaves the ice following a 6-2 loss to the Pittsburgh Penguins in Game Seven of the Eastern Conference Semifinal Round of the 2009 Stanley Cup Playoffs at Verizon Center May 13, 2009 in Washington, DC. Getty Images logo Getty Images 6 months ago

WASHINGTON - MAY 13: Alex Ovechkin #8 of the Washington Capitals leaves the ice following a 6-2 loss to the Pittsburgh Penguins in Game Seven of the Eastern Conference Semifinal Round of the 2009 Stanley Cup Playoffs at Verizon Center May 13, 2009 in Washington, DC.

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  1. TORONTO - NOVEMBER 21: Niklas Hagman #9, Jason Blake #55 and Carl Gunnarsson #36 of the Toronto Maple Leafs celebrate goal against the Washington Capitals during game action November 21, 2009 at the Air Canada Centre in Toronto, Ontario, Canada.
  2. NEW YORK - NOVEMBER 17: (L-R) Vaclav Prospal #20 and Marc Staal #18 of the New York Rangers yell from the bench during their game against the Washington Capitals at Madison Square Garden on November 17, 2009 in New York, New York.
  3. NEWARK, NJ - NOVEMBER 14: Goaltender Jose Theodore #60 of the Washington Capitals defends the net against Dainius Zubrus #8 of the New Jersey Devils at the Prudential Center on November 14, 2009 in Newark, New Jersey.
  4. WASHINGTON - NOVEMBER 13: Semyon Varlamov #40 of the Washington Capitals leads his team out to play against the Minnesota Wild at the Verizon Center on November 13, 2009 in Washington, DC.
  5. WASHINGTON - NOVEMBER 11: Sean Bergenheim #20 of the New York Islanders celebrates with Trent Hunter #7 and Frans Nielsen #51 after scoring in the first period against the Washington Capitals at the Verizon Center on November 11, 2009 in Washington, DC.
  6. WASHINGTON - NOVEMBER 7: Alexander Semin #28 of the Washington Capitals controls the puck against Victor Oreskovich #65 of the Florida Panthers during an NHL hockey game on November 7, 2009 at the Verizon Center in Washington, DC.
  7. NEWARK, NJ - NOVEMBER 04: Zach Parise #9 of the New Jersey Devils slides into Semyon Varlamov #40 of the Washington Capitals at the Prudential Center on November 4, 2009 in Newark, New Jersey.
  8. WASHINGTON - NOVEMBER 01: Raffi Torres #14 of the Columbus Blue Jackets celebrates with Rick Nash #61 after scoring his second goal of the third period against the Washington Capitals at the Verizon Center on November 1, 2009 in Washington, DC. Columbus won the game 5-4.
  9. ATLANTA - OCTOBER 29: Todd White #12 of the Atlanta Thrashers wears a Hockey Fights Cancer sticker on his helmet during the game against the Washington Capitals at Philips Arena on October 29, 2009 in Atlanta, Georgia.
  10. WASHINGTON - OCTOBER 08: Alex Ovechkin #8 of the Washington Capitals warms up before the game against the New York Rangers at the Verizon Center on October 8, 2009 in Washington, DC.
  11. Washington Capitals' Brooks Laich, right, battles for the puck with Chicago Blackhawks' Brian Campbell during the first period of a preseason NHL hockey game in Chicago, Saturday, Sept. 19, 2009.

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  1. TORONTO - NOVEMBER 21: Nikolai Kulemin #41 of the Toronto Maple Leafs tries to block the shot of Alex Ovechkin #8 of the Washington Capitals during game action November 21, 2009 at the Air Canada Centre in Toronto, Ontario, Canada.
  2. TORONTO - NOVEMBER 21: Lee Stempniak #12 of the Toronto Maple Leafs bumps Alex Ovechkin #8 of the Washington Capitals during game action November 21, 2009 at the Air Canada Centre in Toronto, Ontario, Canada.
  3. TORONTO - NOVEMBER 21: Vesa Toskala #35 of the Toronto Maple Leafs misses shot by Alex Ovechkin #8 of the Washington Capitals (off camera) while Francois Beauchemin #22 of the Toronto Maple Leafs tries to contain Mike Green #52 during game action November 21, 2009 at the Air Canada Centre in Toronto, Ontario, Canada.
  4. TORONTO - NOVEMBER 21: Alex Ovechkin #8 of the Washington Capitals stretches before game action against the Toronto Maple Leafs November 21, 2009 at the Air Canada Centre in Toronto, Ontario, Canada.
  5. TORONTO - NOVEMBER 21: Alex Ovechkin #8 of the Washington Capitals stretches before game action against the Toronto Maple Leafs November 21, 2009 at the Air Canada Centre in Toronto, Ontario, Canada.
  6. TORONTO - NOVEMBER 21: Alex Ovechkin #8 of the Washington Capitals shoots before game action against the Toronto Maple Leafs November 21, 2009 at the Air Canada Centre in Toronto, Ontario, Canada.
  7. WASHINGTON - NOVEMBER 01: David Steckel #39 of the Washington Capitals takes a faceoff against Antoine Vermette #50 of the Columbus Blue Jackets at the Verizon Center on November 1, 2009 in Washington, DC.
  8. WASHINGTON - NOVEMBER 01: Brooks Laich #21 of the Washington Capitals celebrates with teammates after scoring in the third period against the Columbus Blue Jackets at the Verizon Center on November 1, 2009 in Washington, DC.
  9. WASHINGTON - NOVEMBER 01: Rick Nash #61 of the Columbus Blue Jackets skates with the puck against the Washington Capitals at the Verizon Center on November 1, 2009 in Washington, DC.
  10. WASHINGTON - NOVEMBER 01: Alex Ovechkin #8 of the Washington Capitals battles for the puck with Jason Chimera #25 of the Columbus Blue Jackets at the Verizon Center on November 1, 2009 in Washington, DC.
  11. WASHINGTON - NOVEMBER 01: Raffi Torres #14 of the Columbus Blue Jackets celebrates with Rick Nash #61 after scoring his second goal of the third period against the Washington Capitals at the Verizon Center on November 1, 2009 in Washington, DC. Columbus won the game 5-4.
  12. WASHINGTON - NOVEMBER 01: Raffi Torres #14 of the Columbus Blue Jackets scores his second goal of the third period against Jose Theodore #60 of the Washington Capitals at the Verizon Center on November 1, 2009 in Washington, DC. Columbus won the game 5-4.
  13. The Pittsburgh Penguins watch as their Stanley Cup banner is raised before their season opener NHL hockey game against the New York Rangers in Pittsburgh Friday, Oct. 2, 2009.
  14. The Pittsburgh Penguins watch as their Stanley Cup banner is raised before their season opener NHL hockey game against the New York Rangers in Pittsburgh Friday, Oct. 2, 2009.
  15. Pittsburgh Penguins fans watch highlights of the Penguins Stanley Cup playoff run before the raising of the Stanley Cup Championship banner at the Mellon Arena before a NHL hockey game against the New York Rangers in Pittsburgh Friday, Oct. 2, 2009.
  16. NHL's Montreal Canadiens defenseman Patrice Brisebois shows his Stanley Cup ring as he announces his retirement in Montreal September 24, 2009.

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