Your savory Sunday brunch links:
- By the numbers: The Capitals selected five players including three forwards (2 centers, 1 right wing), one defenseman, and one goaltender. By nationality, the Caps chose two Russians, one German, one Yank, and one Eastern Canadian.
- This nifty widget has the basics for each of the new prospects. [WaPo]
- Draft class overviews [Corey, Tim Leone, Ed Frankovic, WaPo]
- The Russian Factor [StationNation, BleacherReport, SB Nation DC]
- Better know:
- Evgeny Kuznetsov [Japers’ Rink, Vogs, Alex Ovetjkin, MDProSports, CapsTV]
- Stanislav Galiev (his fans in St. John call him “Staz”) [Japers’ Rink, Vogs, WaPo, CapsTV] [And update: he’s pretty excited to be a Cap!]
- Philipp Grubauer (his fans in Windsor call him “Gru”) [Japers’ Rink, Vogs, WaPo, Hockey Photography]
- Caleb Herbert [Japers’ Rink]
- Samuel Carrier [Japers’ Rink, CapsTV]
- “Every draft a snowflake” [Peerless]
- Ten post-draft thoughts flow relatively smoothly until you get to this jaw-dropper: “Capitals trade Alexander Semin, next year’s first round pick and a prospect to Boston for center Marc Savard.” The other nine thoughts are a bit less ludicrous. [CSN – Ryan O’Halloran]
- Speaking of Semin, he just may need a center, and Marshall Pirate brings teh knowledge. [A Capital Offense]
- MP also has a salute to Hall of Fame-elect Dino Ciccarelli. Boom goes the dynamite. [A Capital Offense]
- Here’s another draft-related trip down memory lane – Video from Alex Ovechkin‘s draft and a look at the sweater he wore in the first period of his first game in The Show. [Third String Goalie]
- Make that two draft-related trips, as the Legend of Greg Joly is recounted. [WashCapsLegends]
- Congratulations are in order for the Capitals’ top notch media relations staff. They have received their fourth straight Dick Dillman Award for the NHL’s Eastern Conference, given annually to the team judged to be the best in
tweetingtravel vlogsmedia relations by the members of the Professional Hockey Writers’ Association. [Caps News]