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Can Dale Hunter lead the Washington Capitals deeper into the playoffs than Bruce Boudreau?

That’s the essential, and frankly the only, question that needs to be asked as Bruce Boudreau was fired Monday morning, about 12 hours after Sportsnet speculated this move could happen. Can Dale Hunter, who has coached the London Knights of the OHL since 2002 and is one of the most successful coaches in junior hockey, enter this mess and make the Capitals a more prosperous team when it counts the most?

From Mike Vogel at Dump ‘N Chase on Hunter, who will debut against Ken Hitchcock and the St. Louis Blues on Tuesday night:

[Twenty-two] games into the 2011-12 season, the Caps are replacing Boudreau behind the bench with former Caps captain Dale Hunter. Hunter, whose No. 32 sweater hangs from the Verizon Center rafters, becomes the 15th head coach in franchise history and the third to have worn the team’s sweater on the ice.

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