Williams takes son’s advice, joins Capitals

When Justin Williams wasn’t sure where he’d be playing next season, his six-year-old son Jaxon was already suggesting Alex Ovechkin’s Washington Capitals. “A month ago he said, ‘Daddy, if we don’t go back to L.A., I think you should go to play with Ovechkin because he’s the best,”‘ Williams recalled. Ovechkin is a three-time Hart Trophy winner as NHL MVP and is a point-a-game performer in seven playoff appearances. But in the stretch the Capitals are 3-6 in Game 7 and haven’t advanced past the second round. Enter Williams, the Cobourg, Ont., native who earned the “Mr. Game 7” nickname by going 7-0 with seven goals and seven assists in Game 7 situations in the NHL. The Capitals are hoping signing the three-time Stanley Cupwinner to a US$7.5-million, two-year deal helps them hit the jackpot. “He just brings the things that we need that we don’t have,” Washington general manager Brian MacLellan said. “We’re looking to get over the hump, and he’s been there before. I think he can have an effect on our team to get us there.”