By Tarik El-Bashir

EL SEGUNDO, CALIF. -- Washington Capitals Coach Bruce Boudreau admits that he'll be more than a little bit jealous when he tunes into the Winter Classic on Friday.

Watching the Boston Bruins and Philadelphia Flyers face off at Fenway Park in the NHL's annual outdoor showcase will take him back to his youth, growing up playing hockey on outdoor rinks in suburban Toronto. It will also remind him of how tantalizingly close his team came to playing in Boston.

The Alex Ovechkin-led Capitals were a finalist for this year's game, but concerns from NBC about Washington's television ratings and countless other scheduling complications derailed those plans.



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