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  WASHINGTON -- Heres an audacious way to get a promotion: Tell the big boss what hes been doing wrong. Fake Golden Knights Jerseys . Brian MacLellan did just that when he interviewed with owner Ted Leonsis for the Washington Capitals general manager job. "He led off with some of the things that I have to do to be a better owner," Leonsis said. "I thought that was very brave and very astute, because you dont want to hear things like that." MacLellans strategy helped him pull an upset. Leonsis was looking for a new direction and hadnt intended to promote from within after George McPhees contract wasnt renewed, but MacLellans candour helped him rise above the 15 or so candidates and land the job. "I didnt think I had anything to lose," MacLellan said. MacLellan has been with Washington for 13 seasons, including seven as assistant GM, but most of his work had been in scouting and he had rarely spoken to Leonsis. His message: When everyone in the organization is not on the same page, including the owner, the product on the ice suffers. Such was the case last season with McPhee and coach Adam Oates, and the result was a team that missed the playoffs for the first time in seven years despite 51 goals from Alex Ovechkin. "I think the important point I was trying to make is that I think the team feels when theres a disconnect," MacLellan said, "or (when) theres not a unified philosophy from ownership to manger to coach." MacLellan was introduced alongside Barry Trotz, the longtime Nashville Predators coach who replaces Oates. While MacLellan was one of many GM candidates, Trotz was the only coach the Capitals interviewed. His only hang-up was that he had to wait for a GM to get in place, and to make sure it was someone who shared a similar vision. "Its where I started," said Trotz, who coached the Capitals top minor league affiliate in the 1990s before spending 15 seasons with the Predators, "so I feels like I was coming home." Leonsis said he was keen to get someone with a solid track record after five consecutive McPhee hires who had no previous NHL head coaching experience. "We are not rebuilding the team," Leonsis said. "But we are going to refresh the team." Ovechkin has been forced to adjust to multiple offensive systems through several coaching changes in recent years. One of Trotzs priorities will be to sit down with the three-time league MVP and discuss the way forward. "My job as a coach is to find a way to allow Alex and the other players to reach their potential as a group, and be able to play together," Trotz said. "One of the very fundamental things, if you have a kindergarten, they give you your report card and they say, Do you play well with others? My job is to get everybody to play well with the others." Trotz downplayed his reputation as a defensive-minded coach, saying he didnt have the same firepower in Nashville that hell have in Washington. "I dont want to take anything away from the Capitals offensively. ... (They have) great power plays and great individuals that can put the puck in the net," Trotz said. "I didnt have that in Nashville. I had some real good players, but not enough up front, so we become a little more of a defensive team." Trotz said he doesnt see why the Capitals cant get back in the Stanley Cup mix right away, assuming they can forge the unified gameplan envisioned by MacLellan. "Theres enough ability here," Trotz said. "We just have to forge a little bit of an identity going forward." Vegas Golden Knights Pro Shop . Viewers in the Canadiens region can watch the game on TSN Habs at 7:30pm et/8:30pm at. Vegas Golden Knights Gear . They actually finished with a better record in ‘07 than they did in ‘06 but only marginally, going from 61 victories to 66.BOSTON - Only later could Brooklyn coach Lionel Hollins crack a smile.I was holding my breath, he said.And with good reason.The Nets escaped with a 109-107 victory over the Boston Celtics on Friday in a game that ended with Jared Sullingers shot at the buzzer rimming out. The miss came after Jarrett Jack nailed a tiebreaking jumper in the lane with 28 seconds to play and finished with 27 points.Boston had sliced it to 108-107 on Avery Bradleys 3-pointer with 1.7 seconds left. Brooklyns Joe Johnson then went the line and sank the second of two free throws with 1.5 to go.Without a timeout, Bostons Gerald Wallace, who had just entered the game for the first time, made a terrific pass to Sullinger from one baseline to nearly the other. Sullinger caught it and took a fadaway over Mason Plumlee.That was as good of a shot as you can get at that time, Boston coach Brad Stevens said.Sullinger felt it was easy enough to make.Gerald threw a heck of pass and Ive just got to make it, he said. Thats the best shot you can get — 1.5 seconds on the clock and that close to the rim.Even Plumlee was surprised how good of a chance the Celtics had.To get a quality shot off like that is good execution, he said. I thought that was a great play.Alan Anderson scored 15 points, Plumlee 14 with 12 rebounds and Mirza Teletovic had 11 points for the Nets, who won their third straight for the first time this season and improved to 12-2 against sub-.500 teams.Jeff Green had 22 points and Sullinger 19 with eight rebounds for Boston, which lost its third in a row.The Nets trailed by 11 early in the final quarter before scoring 15 of the next 19 points over a 4:08 stretch to tie it at 99 on Jacks jumper from the left wing with just over 4 minutes left.Sullinger then nailed a 3-pointer from the top of the key to move the Celtics ahead 104-101 with 2 minutes left, but Anderson hit a 3 from the left wing to tie it 23-seconds later.Jack dribbled into the key and hit his go-ahead shot from just inside the foul line and hit two free throws.Boston entered the final quuarter with a seven-point lead and increased it to 95-84 on Brandon Bass reverse layup with just under 9 minutes to play. Custom Vegas Golden Knights Jerseys. The Celtics used a 13-2 run over a 2 1-2 minute span midway into the third quarter to turn a one-point lead to 76-64. Bradley had a 3-pointer from the left corner and a fast-break dunk. The highlight play was when Marcus Smart went to the floor for a steal against Jack. While sitting on the floor, Smart made an over-the-shoulder pass to Green for a breakaway jam.Deron Williams fallaway at the buzzer closed Bostons lead to 86-79 after three.TIP-INSNets: Williams returned to action after missing the last two games with a strained right calf. Hollins said about 2 hours before the game that hed have to wait until after warmups to see Williams was ready to play. He didnt start, but came in during the second quarter and finished with eight points in 22 minutes.Celtics: Rookie G Smart made his second career start. Stevens said he wanted to be able to match up defensively a little bit differently. ... Stevens said rookie F James Young was healthy enough to return to action after a right shoulder injury, but he was inactive because the Celtics had too many active players.THE LAST TIME?Brooklyn F Kevin Garnett, a member of Bostons 2008 championship team, was given a loud ovation during pregame introductions. The crowd cheered after each of his three baskets. He paused and reflected on what could have been his last game at TD Garden. At this stage its always somewhere lurking in the back, whether I admit it or not being truthful with you, he said. At this stage, things are not taken for granted, but more appreciated. It crossed. I wouldnt lie about that.RESPECTGarnett patted Smart after the highlight play in the third quarter as the two were getting up from the floor.I admire the young guys work ethic and how hard he plays, Garnett said. It was a good hustle play. It was just a little tap on the back to say, Good play.UP NEXTNets: Host Indiana on Saturday.Celtics: At Washington on Saturday. ' ' '