BLOCKBUSTER DEAL.Boston's Adam Oates Adam Oates (born August 27, 1962 in Weston, Ontario) is a retired professional ice hockey player. Playing career Oates initially did not have much hope of an NHL career, until Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute offered him a scholarship. , one of the NHL's top playmakers Playmakers is a TV series on ESPN that depicted the lives of the players on a fictional professional football team. The show starred Omar Gooding, Marcello Thedford, Christopher Wiehl, Jason Matthew Smith, Russell Hornsby and Tony Denison. with 984 career points, demanded that management bring in better talent or trade him. The Bruins, in danger of finishing out of the playoffs for the first time in 30 years,dumped the disgruntled dis·grun·tle tr.v. dis·grun·tled, dis·grun·tling, dis·grun·tles To make discontented. [dis- + gruntle, to grumble (from Middle English gruntelen; see center Saturday in a six-player deal with the Washington Capitals The Washington Capitals are a professional ice hockey team based in Washington, D.C.. They are members of the Southeast Division of the Eastern Conference of the National Hockey League (NHL). . In an exchange of veterans for youth, Boston sent three of their top four players to Washington in one of the biggest trades of recent NHL NHL Non-Hodgkin's lymphoma, see there history. CAPTION(S): 6 Photos Photo: (1) BOSTON GETS: JIM CAREY Goalie 2.75 goals allowed 1 shutout (2) JASON ALLISON Center 17 assists 22 points (3) WASHINGTON GETS: ANSON CARTER Center 3 goals 2 assists (4) BILL RANFORD Goalie 3.49 goals allowed 2 shutouts (5) RICK TOCCHET Forward 30 points 16 goals (6) Adam Oates 34 years old 4 100-point seasons 1996-97 stats: 52 assists 70 points |
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