The Washington Capitals solidified their front office and coaching positions on Monday, with assistant general manager Brian MacLellan promoted to the GMs office and former Nashville Predators coach Barry Trotz taking over behind the bench. MacLellan is entering his third season with the club, spending the last two as assistant general manager after spending several years with the teams AHL-affiliate Hershey Bears. MacLellan spent 10 years in the NHL as a player, including winning the 1989 Stanley Cup with the Calgary Flames. He becomes the sixth GM in team history. "We are extremely pleased to name Brian MacLellan the teams general manager and welcome Barry Trotz to Washington as the Capitals coach,” said owner Ted Leonsis in a release. “After conducting an extensive search for a general manager, we determined that Brian was the best candidate to help us reach our ultimate goal, winning the Stanley Cup. We have witnessed his abilities firsthand, and we have tremendous respect for how he manages people and situations. We feel he has relevant, in-depth knowledge of the strengths and weaknesses of our franchise and will be forceful in addressing them. Brian always has displayed tremendous professionalism, passion and commitment to the Capitals. He has his own unique approach, and we are confident in his abilities to lead this organization to new heights." McLellan is also looking forward to assuming his new position. “I am extremely honored and excited about the opportunity I have been given with the Capitals,” said MacLellan in a release. “Over the course of my career I have worked in acquiring the necessary skills to excel in this position. We have built a solid foundation, and I look forward to implementing my ideas to get us back to competing for the Stanley Cup. Also, it is a great pleasure to welcome Barry to Washington as the new head coach of the Capitals. Barrys teams have always played with structure, discipline and intensity, and I look forward to him leading us to success for many years to come.” Trotz was fired by the Nashville Predators at the end of the season after 16 years as the only head coach in franchise history. Trotz coached 1,196 games with Nashville, second only to Gregg Popovich of the NBAs San Antonio Spurs for longest active coaching tenure in the four major sports. Trotz says he welcomes his new challenge. “I am very excited to join the Washington Capitals and want to thank Ted Leonsis, Dick Patrick and Brian MacLellan for this opportunity,” said Trotz in the release. “This is a great organization with a strong foundation and a tremendous fan base. I look forward to working with this group of talented players and the quality front office staff this team has assembled.” Trotz is the only NHL coach to make the playoffs with the same team in seven of eight seasons between 2003-04 and 2011-12 and becomes the Capitals 17th head coach. The Capitals fired head coach Adam Oates and did not renew the contract of general manager George McPhee at the end of the season after the team missed the playoffs with a record of 38-30-14. Jaron Brown Jersey . They started shooting the puck. Joe Pavelski had a hat trick to move into a tie for second in the NHL in goals and the Sharks beat Philadelphia 7-3 Thursday night in the first game for both teams following the Olympic break. Rashaad Penny Jersey . The Austrian ski federation said Morgenstern was "conscious and well responsive" and his condition would be monitored in the intensive care unit of a Salzburg hospital for the next 72 hours. 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Williams, who had just returned to the Panthers lineup after missing the last two games with a bad hamstring, suffered an ankle injury during the second quarter of Sundays game against the Baltimore Ravens. His foots sore, Panthers coach Ron Rivera said Monday. It doesnt look like its anything structural, but its sore. So hes probably going to start this week off as doubtful. Williams, who was seen in the locker room Monday wearing a walking boot on his left foot, will be reevaluated later this week, the coach said. His absence from the lineup, however long it may be, further hits a Panthers roster already thin at running back. Pro Bowl fullback Mike Tolbert was put on short-term injured reserve last week with a hairline fracture in his left leg, and will not be eligible to return to the lineup until mid-November. Jonathan Stewart (sprained right knee) and Fozzy Whittaker (quadriceps) are out indefinitely, and backup fullback Richie Brockel hurt his ankle Sunday. That leaves Charlotte with only two healthy running backs a€” undrafted rookie Darrin Reaves, who had 26 yards on 12 carries against the Ravens, and free agent Tauren Poole, who fumbled on his first career carry last week. Im sore, but Im glad to be sore, said Reaves, who Rivera has said will be the starter in this weekends game against the Bears. I hadnt played that much in a long time, but Im feeling good. I couldnt let myself feel overwhelmed by the situation. It was like, Okay, its my time, so lets go. I had to go do it, because my team needed me. It feels good. Im starting to be able to live my dreams out, and thats a good feeeling.dddddddddddd Not under the circumstances we have, with so many guys dinged up, but its still a good feeling. The effect of the injuries on the Panthers offence was evident against Baltimore. Carolina finished with 67 rushing yards, the third straight game the Panthers have failed to gain at least 100 yards on the ground. Rivera said that Panthers officials are considering bringing in a free agent to shore up Carolinas running game. Thats how both Reaves and Poole got to this position a€” first as additions to the practice squad, then called up to the 53-man roster after Stewart and Tolbert both went down. Were going to have to look at some guys from the outside right now, just to see, Rivera said. Obviously, without Jonathan available last week and potentially not available this week, weve got to have an insurance policy just in case. Theres some guys that are out there that well take a look at, try and see what their background is and see if they can handle it mentally. Thats probably the biggest thing. Rivera said that Whittaker would return to practice on Wednesday. However, his status for this weekends game, like Stewart and Williams, is still undecided. Brockel said his injury wasnt structural, and that he should be ready to play against the Bears. Well see how (Stewart) is on Wednesday, Rivera said. He did a little bit of work on Friday and Saturday, and didnt look as good as I was hoping. Well see how he is come Wednesday when he does some more work. Fozzy did some good things for us (in the preseason), but hes coming off an injury, so I dont know how available hell be. Thats why hopefully Reaves will continue to get better, and if we end up having an emergency guy come it, hopefully thats the kind of guy who can pick it up. 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