
With the Tampa Bay Lightning set to arrive in Washington tomorrow to play the Capitals for the first time since Alex Ovechkin's much-discussed celebration of his 50th goal of the season, the media pack that arrived at Caps practice facility in Virginia earlier today was a little larger than usual.
And while the players in the locker room were saying all the right things to send the message that the story was dead and buried, Washington head coach Bruce Boudreau, who seems to be thoroughly sick of the story, decided it was time to speak his mind when a TSN reporter broached the subject. Credit DC Sports Bog's Dan Steinberg for being on the scene when Boudreau -- who eventually would channel the spirit of Allen Iverson in his rant -- turned on the fire hose.
To watch the actual video -- which is set to take its place in the press tirade Hall of Fame over the next few days -- click here.
Now that was a classic moment, and one the coach ought to be proud of. Besides being endlessly entertaining -- my guess is this performance may eventually earn him his own, "This Is SportsCenter," spot one day, or maybe even a Coors Light commercial -- he also was simply doing his job by taking the media focus off of his players and turning the spotlight on himself for all the right reasons.
Bravo.
Caps Coach Takes TSN Reporter to the Woodshed originally appeared on NHL FanHouse on Thu, 26 Mar 2009 21:03:00 EST . Please see our terms for use of feeds.
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