NHL - Washington Capitals' Adam Oates honing coaching skills in AHL
Making Washington Capitals head coach Adam Oates the co-coach of the AHL's Hershey Bears has the potential to be a disaster, or everyone could end up coming out on top, Scott Burnside writes.
View Article2012 Hockey Hall of Fame -- Adam Oates reflects on full NHL career
Adam Oates' playmaking ability has drawn comparisons to the best players in the game. Now his skill is being recognized by the Hockey Hall of Fame, writes Scott Burnside.
View ArticleOates has faith but Caps still need wins
PITTSBURGH -- Kudos to rookie head coach Adam Oates for holding fast to the silver lining of an otherwise messy season. While the hockey world marv...
View ArticleNeed to know: Here come the Capitals
After a night that saw Jaromir Jagr score the winner in his first game as a Boston Bruin and Marian Gaborik duplicate the effort in his first go-round...
View ArticleRamblings: All eyes on Caps' Kuznetsov
Pressure already on Caps' Kuznetsov It will be interesting to see how Washington head coach Adam Oates employs Evgeny Kuznetsov during the stretch ru...
View ArticleCaps' firings aren't all Ovechkin's fault
And then there was Ovie. Or at least that's how it seems in Washington now that longtime GM George McPhee has been cut loose, his contract not being ...
View ArticleGut decisions about the coaching carousel
Here's the standard pattern when NHL coaches are hired: The new coach sits at a table or stands at a podium and describes how he wants to correct the ...
View ArticleNHL -- Scott Burnside: Questions surround the coaching carousel
Why would Willie Desjardins opt to coach the Canucks rather than the Penguins? Scott Burnside delves into that, where the Penguins go from here, shrewd moves by the Blue Jackets and Canadiens, and more.
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