** FILE ** Washington Capitals defenseman Roman Hamrlik (44) (left), Boston Bruins left wing Daniel Paille (20) (second from right) and Bruins right wing Shawn Thornton (22) battle for the puck in the first period as the Capitals took on the Bruins in game four of the National Hockey League's first-round playoffs at the Verizon Center in Washington on Thursday, April 19, 2012. (Andrew Harnik/The Washington Times)
NHL Players Association executive director Donald Fehr, left, is joined by Boston Bruins' Zdeno Chara, center, and Pittsburgh Penguins' Sidney Crosby as he speaks to reporters during a news conference in New York, Thursday, Sept. 13, 2012. Fehr says a lockout can be avoided and that's up to the league. (AP Photo/Mary Altaffer)
NHL Players Association executive director Donald Fehr, left, is joined by Boston Bruins' Zdeno Chara, center, and Pittsburgh Penguins' Sidney Crosby as he speaks to reporters during a news conference in New York, Thursday, Sept. 13, 2012. Fehr says a lockout can be avoided and that's up to the league. (AP Photo/Mary Altaffer)
NHL Players Association executive director Donald Fehr, left, is joined by Boston Bruins' Zdeno Chara, center, and Pittsburgh Penguins' Sidney Crosby as he speaks to reporters during a news conference in New York, Thursday, Sept. 13, 2012. Fehr says a lockout can be avoided and that's up to the league. (AP Photo/Mary Altaffer)
Boston Bruins center Tyler Seguin (19) celebrates his game-winning goal with David Krejci in the Bruins' 4-3 overtime road win over the Washington Capitals in Game 6 of the first-round playoff series on April 22, 2012. (Associated Press)
FILE - In this Dec. 5, 2011, file photo, Pittsburgh Penguins' Sidney Crosby prepares to take a face off during an NHL hockey game against the Boston Bruins in Pittsburgh. Crosby, once the youthful face of the future of the NHL, is dealing with a recurrence of concussion-like symptoms. (AP Photo/Gene J. Puskar, File)
Washington Capitals center Jay Beagle walks back to the locker room after warming up before the Washington Capitals take on the Boston Bruins in Game 4 of first-round playoff hockey at Verizon Center in Washington on Thursday, April 19, 2012. (Andrew Harnik/The Washington Times)
Boston Bruins goalie Tim Thomas (30) moves to the puck against Washington Capitals left wing Matt Hendricks (26) during the second period of Game 6 of an NHL hockey Stanley Cup first-round playoff series, Sunday, April 22, 2012, in Washington. (AP Photo/Nick Wass)
Washington Capitals right wing Joel Ward had the Game 7 overtime goal against the Boston Bruins that pushed the Caps to the second round of the playoffs. (AP Photo/Charles Krupa)
