WINNIPEG, CANADA - MARCH 16: Alex Ovechkin #8 congratulates teammate Brooks Laich #21of the Washington Capitals for his goal against the Winnipeg Jets in NHL action at the MTS Centre on March 16, 2012 in Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada. (Photo by Marianne Helm/Getty Images)
Your savory breakfast links:
● The Caps have elected to take Colorado's (actually Boston's) second-round pick in this year's draft rather than next year's second, so they've got a League-high 11 picks in next weekend's system-replenishing extravaganza as of now. [WaPo, WashTimes, DCEx, CSNW]
● Development Camp opens on July 9 and closes with Fan Fest on July 14. Save the dates. [Capitals]
● Everyone's qualified! (Some moreso than others, but I digress.) [DCEx, WashTimes]
● Wrapping up George McPhee's State of the Team address. [Dump 'n Chase]
● Speaking of GMGM, he did a hit with The Junkies yesterday. [106.7 The Fan (audio)]
● It's time to go big or go home. [Ed Frankovic]
● Some perspective on the Caps' track record at the draft from 2002-2009. [Ted's Take]
● Here's your handy-dandy guide to the weeks (months?) ahead. [SB Nation DC]
● Thoughts on John Carlson's next contract. [RtR]
● Whether or not you realize it, Alexander Semin on the verge of becoming one of the elite unrestricted free agents. [HockeyAnalysis]
● The day in year-end reviews:
○ Alex Ovechkin... [RMNB]
○ Carlson... [RtR]
○ ... and Brooks Laich. [CSNW]
● The Caps and Keith Aucoin are talking extension. [KOL]
● If you've always wondered what Braden Holtby looks like when covered in swooshes and signing a golf ball for a kid, wonder no longer. [StarPhoenix]
● Finally, happy 31st birthday to Alexandre Giroux, happy 34th to Dainius Zubrus, and happy 58th to Tony White.
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