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Joel Ward not bothered by slurs

Washington Capitals players tapped the ice with sticks when Joel Ward skated onto the ice for practice Friday at Arlington, Va., and some fans rose for a standing ovation in support of the player whose series-winning goal was greeted with a racial outburst on Twitter.

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