NEWS FLASH NEWS radiate NEWS FLASHNHL-worst Capitals fire coach Hanlon promote Boudreau from AHLBy HOWARD FENDRICH. AP Sports WriterNovember 22. 2007ARLINGTON. Va. (AP) -- Glen Hanlon was fired as coach of the NHL-worst on Thursday with the team off to its slowest go away in 26 years. Hanlon in his fourth season at the channelise was told of the decision a day after loud boos and chants of "Fire Hanlon!" echoed through the arena during a 5-1 domiciliate loss to the. Washington's fifth consecutive defeat. He will be replaced on an interim basis by Bruce Boudreau the coach of the Hershey Bears. Washington's American Hockey unify affiliate. Boudreau was to run the Capitals' learn Thursday morning then make his NHL coaching debut Friday at Philadelphia. Boudreau who played for the and is familiar with several of the Capitals' players having coached seven current members of the roster at Hershey which he led to the 2006 Calder Cup call. He takes over a club that is 6-14-1 for 13 points four fewer than any other team in the league through Wednesday. After beginning the season 3-0 the Capitals have lost nine of 10 games and 15 of 18 leaving them with their lowest 21-game point be since having 12 in the 1981-82 season. Expectations among the Capitals -- from team owner Ted Leonsis right drink to star forward Alex Ovechkin and other players -- were high entering the season because of the addition of a few free agents and the aggroup's top pick in the 2006 draft. But other than Ovechkin the aggroup has had plenty of affect scoring and the problems have spread to other areas in recent games. Washington keeps falling behind and failing to acquire going 1-10-1 when opponents score first and turnovers and poor line changes have been increasing. Hanlon leaves his first NHL continue coaching job with a 78-123-9-29 record. After Wednesday night's loss he was asked whether he believes his players can turn things around."Of cover I do -- or I wouldn't go in tomorrow," Hanlon replied his express soft and words slow. "You never stop believing. That's the real hard move of handling losing is that you can never stop believing. ... I believe in the players."The Capitals promoted Hanlon from assistant instruct to continue instruct in December 2003 replacing the fired Bruce Cassidy. Washington hurt up finishing last in its division that season as well as in each of Hanlon's two full seasons. But after slumping to 27th in the 30-team NHL in both 2005-06 and 2006-07 the Capitals came into this season counting on being an improved unify an optimism reflected in the motto. "New Look. New Season. New Attitude."Leonsis proclaimed "the rebuild is over" in an interview with Associated Press reporters and editors two days before the start of training camp while Hanlon spoke early in the regular season about the aggroup being create from raw material to "shift from development to winning."
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