Without question, the lockout and a shortened season will hurt Adam Oates in his first season ... seeing how they respond to Oates' coaching style and seeing who might need to be brought in ...

Coach Adam Oates spent the past six days throwing as much work on new systems and strategy as he could at the Washington Capitals. The first-year bench boss is instituting a new style of play ...

WASHINGTON – Once again, a Washington Capitals leadership baton is passed from Dale Hunter to Adam Oates ... happened Tuesday when Oates was hired as the Capitals coach. Except for one major ...

It is a rare moment when Adam Oates’s players aren ... room who hasn’t experienced the hands-on style of Oates and the rest of his coaching staff. “They work with the minor league guys ...

WASHINGTON — Newly hired Capitals head coach Adam Oates liked what he saw scouting Washington last year while working as an assistant with the New Jersey Devils. While scouting Washington in ...

"I don't see any reason to change that," Oates said Wednesday when he was introduced as the Capitals' coach. "I really feel ... And I just think, with Adam's understanding of this game, his ...

"But it's not necessarily the style of play that's important. It's the ability of a coach to sell it to the players." New Jersey Devils assistant coach Adam Oates is both an offensive coach and ...

And we believe Adam Oates is a guy who has lots of upside ... Lemaire and Super Bowl-winning New England Patriots coach Bill Belichick, for style and intelligence. Oates impressed in how he ...

Washington Capitals head coach Adam Oates will serve as a "co-coach" with ... behind the bench while also helping to implement his style of play in Hershey, where the Caps' top prospects will ...

WASHINGTON (AP) -- Once again, a Washington Capitals leadership baton is passed from Dale Hunter to Adam Oates ... happened Tuesday when Oates was hired as the Capitals coach.

Once again, a Washington Capitals leadership baton is passed from Dale Hunter to Adam Oates.More than ... happened Tuesday when Oates was hired as the Capitals coach.Oates joined Washington ...