In this jan. 1, 2011 file photo, Washington Capitals' Eric Fehr (16) plays during the first period of the NHL Winter Classic outdoor hockey game against the Pittsburgh Penguins in Pittsburgh. A day after clinching a sixth consecutive playoff berth, the Capitals have re-signed forwards Fehr and Aaron Volpatti. (AP Photo/Gene J. Puskar, File)
**FILE** Boston police officers on bicycles assemble outside TD Garden in Boston Wednesday, June 15, 2011, as Game 7 of the NHL hockey Stanley Cup Finals between the Boston Bruins and the Vancouver Canucks is played in Vancouver, British Columbia. (AP Photo/Elise Amendola)
**FILE** Boston police officers on bicycles assemble outside TD Garden in Boston Wednesday, June 15, 2011, as Game 7 of the NHL hockey Stanley Cup Finals between the Boston Bruins and the Vancouver Canucks is played in Vancouver, British Columbia. (AP Photo/Elise Amendola)
Washington Capitals' Joel Ward (42) plays in the NHL hockey game between the Pittsburgh Penguins and the Washington Capitals on Thursday, Feb. 7, 2013 in Pittsburgh. (AP Photo/Keith Srakocic)
Washington Capitals' Joel Ward (42) plays in the NHL hockey game between the Pittsburgh Penguins and the Washington Capitals on Thursday, Feb. 7, 2013 in Pittsburgh. (AP Photo/Keith Srakocic)
**FILE** Washington Capitals defenseman John Carlson (74) celebrates with center Brooks Laich (21) after scoring a goal against the New York Rangers in the third period of Game 5 of the NHL hockey Stanley Cup Eastern Conference semifinals, at Madison Square Garden in New York, Monday, May 7, 2012. (AP Photo/Kathy Willens)
A graphic showing the NHL realignment set to go into effect for the 2013-14 season. (Courtesy NHL)
National Hockey League Players’ Association Executive Director Donald Fehr arrives for talks, in New York, Friday, Nov. 9, 2012. The NHL and NHL Players' Association are back in the boardroom. The sides have gathered for a fourth straight day of collective bargaining talks — the longest run of meetings they've had during these negotiations to end the lockout.(AP Photo/Richard Drew)National Hockey League Players’ Association executive director Donald Fehr arrives for talks with the NHL, Friday, Nov. 9, 2012, in New York. The league and the players' association met Friday for the fourth straight day and fifth time in seven days, trying to reach an agreement to end the lockout. (AP Photo/Richard Drew)
New Jersey Devils head coach Peter DeBoer, top, talks with his team in the third period of the NHL hockey game on Sunday, Feb. 10, 2013, in Pittsburgh. The Devils won 3-1. (AP Photo/Keith Srakocic)
