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As of now, the Capitals’ top three offensive threats from the back end are eligible for either unrestricted or restricted free agency at season’s end, and it may be difficult for McPhee to keep Green, John Carlson and Dennis Wideman, as each could...
Assistant goalie coach Olie Kolzig, who led the Caps to their last Stanley Cup finals, said Ovechkin needs to stop getting “wrapped up too much in the rock-star status,” a nice way of saying he should check himself before he wrecks himself. Pressure...
Washington Capitals defenseman Dennis Wideman (6) checks New York Rangers left wing Brandon Dubinsky (17) into the boards in the first period of their NHL hockey game at Madison Square Garden in New York February 12, 2012. View Photo »
To have him getting out and moving it to the open D-men, it just makes the transition from defense to offense a lot smoother
Guys miss open nets, pucks don't go where they're supposed to go and competitive players get upset. But on Thursday, with the Washington Capitals amid a three-game losing streak, Alex Ovechkin and Dennis Wideman had a seemingly heated exchange that...
During a drill, Alex Ovechkin received a slash on his right hand from Dennis Wideman that upset the captain. Ovechkin responded with a few choice words and a two-hand slash to Wideman’s right leg. The sparring continued for a few more seconds, with...
Garden clock had ticked into single digits and now the last chance for the desperate Capitals had come down to the last puck battle. But the last chance for the Capitals turned out to be no chance at all when Brandon Dubinsky beat Dennis Wideman along...
Winnipeg Jets goalie Ondrej Pavelec (31), of the Czech Republic, blocks a shot from Washington Capitals defenseman Dennis Wideman (6) during the second period of an NHL hockey game in Washington, on Thursday, Feb. 9, 2012. View Photo »
For any goalie that can play the puck well, it can totally break down a forecheck ... Basically if the goalie’s good at playing the puck and you dump it to him, you’re not getting a forecheck.
Garden clock had ticked into single digits and now the last chance for the desperate Capitals had come down to the last puck battle. But the last chance for the Capitals turned out to be no chance at all when Brandon Dubinsky beat Dennis Wideman along...
In other words, they may be toast. The Capitals got off to a poor start, failing to generate chances and conceding a power play only three minutes in to the game off a Dennis Wideman holding call. Washington's kill was excellent, though, not allowing...
Dennis Wideman (born March 20, 1983 in Kitchener, Ontario) is a professional ice hockey defenceman who currently plays for the Boston Bruins of the National Hockey League. Full Article
Washington Capitals defenseman Dennis Wideman (6) upends Boston Bruins left wing Milan Lucic (17) during the first period of an NHL hockey game in Washington, Sunday, Feb. 5, 2012.
View Photo »MONTREAL, CANADA - FEBRUARY 4: Tomas Plekanec #14 of the Montreal Canadiens body checks Dennis Wideman #6 of the Washington Capitals during the NHL game at the Bell Centre on February 4, 2012 in Montreal, Quebec, Canada.
View Photo »MONTREAL, CANADA - FEBRUARY 4: Dennis Wideman #6 of the Washington Capitals celebrates his first period goal against the Montreal Canadiens during the NHL game at the Bell Centre on February 4, 2012 in Montreal, Quebec, Canada.
View Photo »Washington Capitals goalie Tomas Vokou, center, is congratulated by teammates Karl Alzner, left, and Dennis Wideman after shutting out the Montreal Canadiens 3-0 in an NHL hockey game, Saturday, Feb. 4, 2012 in Montreal.
View Photo »OTTAWA, ON - JANUARY 29: Henrik Sedin #33 of the Vancouver Canucks and Team Alfredsson skates with the puck against Dennis Wideman #6 of the Washington Capitals and Team Chara during the 2012 Tim Hortons NHL All-Star Game at Scotiabank Place on January 29, 2012 in Ottawa, Ontario,...
View Photo »OTTAWA, ON - JANUARY 29: Dennis Wideman #6 of the Washington Capitals and Team Chara poses prior to the 2012 NHL All-Star Game at Scotiabank Place on January 29, 2012 in Ottawa, Ontario, Canada.
View Photo »Winnipeg Jets goalie Ondrej Pavelec (31), of the Czech Republic, blocks a shot from Washington Capitals defenseman Dennis Wideman (6) during the second period of an NHL hockey game in Washington, on Thursday, Feb. 9, 2012.
View Photo »OTTAWA, ON - JANUARY 28: Dennis Wideman #6 of the Washington Capitals and Team Chara takes a shot during the Blackberry NHL Hardest Shot part of the 2012 Molson Canadian NHL All-Star Skills Competition at Scotiabank Place on January 28, 2012 in Ottawa, Ontario, Canada.
View Photo »Washington Capitals Dennis Wideman takes part in the NHL All-Star hockey skills competition in Ottawa January 28, 2012.
View Photo »Washington Capitals' Troy Brouwer (20) celebrates a goal by teammate Dennis Wideman (not pictured) during first period NHL hockey action against the Montreal Canadiens in Montreal, February 4, 2012.
View Photo »Montreal Canadiens' David Desharnais gets caught in between Washington Capitals goalie Tomas Vokoun, left, and defenseman Dennis Wideman during first period NHL hockey action, Saturday, Feb. 4, 2012 in Montreal.
View Photo »Washington Capital's defenseman Dennis Wideman (6) moves the puck around Carolina Hurricane's center Zac Dalpe (22) during the second period of and NHL hockey in Raleigh, N.C. , Friday, Jan. 20, 2012.
View Photo »Washington Capitals defenseman Dennis Wideman (L) celebrates with teammate Nicklas Backstrom after Wideman scored his goal against the Calgary Flames during the second period of their NHL hockey game in Washington January 3, 2012.
View Photo »Washington Capitals' Dennis Wideman (R) collides with New York Rangers' Derek Stepan (L) during the second period of their NHL hockey game in Washington December 28, 2011.
View Photo »NEWARK, NJ - DECEMBER 23: Dennis Wideman #6 of the Washington Capitals checks Ilya Kovalchuk #17 of the New Jersey Devils during the second period of an NHL hockey game at Prudential Center on December 23, 2011 in Newark, New Jersey.
View Photo »Washington Capitals defenseman Dennis Wideman, left, gets upended by Nashville Predators center Jerred Smithson, right, during the second period of an NHL hockey game, Tuesday, Dec. 20, 2011, in Washington.
View Photo »Washington Capitals defenseman Dennis Wideman (6) skates against Colorado Avalanche center Matt Duchene (9) during the third period of an NHL hockey game on Saturday, Dec. 17, 2011, in Denver.
View Photo »Washington Capitals goaltender Michal Neuvirth makes a save as Winnipeg Jets' Andrew Ladd (C) is checked by Dennis Wideman (L) during the second period of their NHL hockey game in Winnipeg December 15, 2011.
View Photo »Washington Capitals' Dennis Wideman, left, Roman Hamrlik, center, of the Czech Republic, and goalie Tomas Vokoun, right, of the Czech Republic, look on during the third period of an NHL hockey game against the Philadelphia Flyers, Tuesday, Dec. 13, 2011, in Washington. Vokoun was pulled...
View Photo »WASHINGTON, DC - DECEMBER 09: Dennis Wideman #6 of the Washington Capitals (L) scores his hattrick goal at 18:41 of the third period against the Toronto Maple Leafs and is joined by John Carlson #74 (C) and Alex Ovechkin #8 (R) at the Verizon Center on December 9, 2011 in Washington, DC.
View Photo »Washington Capitals defenseman Dennis Wideman celebrates his third period hat trick goal against Toronto Maple Leafs with teammates Alex Ovechkin (L) and John Carlson (74) during their NHL hockey game in Washington December 9, 2011.
View Photo »Washington Capitals defenseman Dennis Wideman (L) celebrates his first period goal with teammate Alex Ovechkin against Toronto Maple Leafs during their NHL hockey game in Washington December 9, 2011.
View Photo »Washington Capitals defenseman Dennis Wideman (6) celebrates a 4-2 win over the Toronto Maple Leafs with goalie Tomas Vokoun (29), of the Czech Republic, in an NHL hockey game, Friday, Dec. 9, 2011, in Washington.
View Photo »Washington Capitals defenseman Dennis Wideman, left, celebrates his goal with teammate Alex Ovechkin (8), of Russia, during the first period of an NHL hockey game against the Toronto Maple Leafs, Friday, Dec. 9, 2011, in Washington.
View Photo »OTTAWA, CANADA - DECEMBER 7: Chris Neil #25 of the Ottawa Senators skates against Dennis Wideman #6 of the Washington Capitals during an NHL game at Scotiabank Place on December 7, 2011 in Ottawa, Ontario, Canada.
View Photo »Washington Capitals defenseman Dennis Wideman (6) upends Boston Bruins left wing Milan Lucic (17) during the first period of an NHL hockey game in Washington, Sunday, Feb. 5, 2012.
View Photo »To have him getting out and moving it to the open D-men, it just makes the transition from defense to offense a lot smoother
For any goalie that can play the puck well, it can totally break down a forecheck ... Basically if the goalie’s good at playing the puck and you dump it to him, you’re not getting a forecheck.
You can’t hesitate to hit someone, or they’re going to make you look bad ... When it comes to hitting someone, you’re hitting someone — you’re not trying to hit him in the head. … You’re trying to hit him shoulder to shoulder. I think you have to play him the same way.
He's intense but fair ... He's a guy that likes to have fun, he likes to joke around but you better work. He's got his ideas of how he wants to play and you better play that way or he's going to let you know about it. He's a guy that likes to teach and I think he's going to show us a lot about how to pl...
He doesn’t have any NHL coaching experience but he’s done amazing at the junior level and obviously his career speaks for itself ... He’s a guy that gets respect no matter where he goes and I don’t expect it be any different here.
We’re cheating to the offensive side and really not committing five guys to defense.
Everyone knows what kind of player Dale was and what he means to that franchise
I think stuff like that is always in the back of your mind but you try not to think about it
