Adam Oates was being linked with the vacant Capitals head coaching position even before his New Jersey Devils lost to the Los Angeles Kings in the Stanley Cup Finals earlier this month. If this report by Sportsnet's Nick Kypreos is true, get ready for that chatter to heat up.
#SNdraft Adam Oates interviewed again this week for #Caps coaching job. At this point in time he seems the logical choice in for that market
— Nick Kypreos (@RealKyper) June 22, 2012
Note Kypreos' use of the word "again," which implies multiple interviews. At this point, the list of realistic available candidates is starting to dwindle pretty quickly. McPhee has consistently said that no announcement would be made until after this weekend's draft. Like we've said so often this offseason, stay tuned ...
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