Your savory breakfast links:
- The future begins now… or something:
- With their first rounder, the Caps went with Swedish forward (shocking, I know) Andre Burakovsky 23rd overall… [us, Monumental (video, video, video), WaPo, WashTimes, CSNW (video), NBC4, Patriot-News, Red Line Report, Peerless, RMNB (and again), Rink Rebel]
- … snagged blueliner Madison Bowey with the 54th pick… [us, Monumental (video), RMNB]
- … traded up for the last pick in the second round, where they took winger Zachary Sanford,… [us (with a brief overview of all the late-round picks), Monumental (video, video), RMNB]
- … landed rearguard Blake Heinrich in the fifth round… [RMNB (with a run down of all the late-round picks)]
- … center Brian Pinho in the sixth…
- … and defenseman Tyler Lewington in the seventh.
- GMGM addressed the media on a number of highly relevant topics… [Monumental (video), WaPo, CSNW]
- … as did Ross Mahoney… [Monumental (video)]
- … and for general rundowns of the day as it unfolded, do check out Vogs’ live blog here, Katie Carrera’s here and Chuck Gormley’s here.
- Other thoughts on the day. [Capitals, Frankovic, RLS]
- In other news out of Jersey, Adam Oates made it known that he was on the “Woo Vinny” committee… [Monumental (video), CSNW, with more on the idea at RMNB]
- … which is needed because the Caps will be letting Mike Ribeiro hit the free agent market. [RMNB, PHT]
- Finally, happy 55th birthday to John Barrett.