Wednesday Caps Clips

Your savory breakfast links:

• More coverage of the Bears' Tuesday night win... [Patriot-News, Patriot-News, Patriot-News, OFB, Caps In Pictures, Caps Snaps]
• ... and the ensuing celebration. [LDN, FOX43]
• How'd the Bears escape their 0-2 hole in the Finals? Per Jay Beagle, "We just decided to play a different game, play a dirtier system, a dirtier game. We started crashing the net, and we weren't concerned with trying to be so skilled. We kept it simple.'' How about that. [Patriot-News]
  
• The Bears' beards made nearly as much news as they did this week. [D.C. Sports Bog, Puck Daddy, SB Nation DC]
• Cody Eakin talks about his Calder Cup experience. [Frankovic]
• So does Braden Holtby. [StarPhoenix]
• Everyone's claiming their share of credit for the Calder Cup, from the ECHL to the WHL and the CHL.
• The trio of John Carlson, Karl Alzner and Michal Neuvirth are winners, which bodes well for the franchise. [SI]
• The Caps are leading the nation's capital out of a decade of mediocrity. [SB Nation DC]
• GMGM and his buddy Brian Burke will be on NHL Live! between noon and 2:00 today. [NHL]
• A couple of former Caps get decent odds of making the Hall, but Peter Bondra gets no love whatsoever... [Puck Daddy]
• ... even though he compares pretty favorably to Pavel Bure in many respects. [Greatest Hockey Legends] 
• One man's off-season game plan. [MD Pro Sports]
• Kudos to Vogs and Stretch on another unparalleled season of Caps coverage. [Dump n' Chase]
• Only two days left to get your $20-for-$10 at Buffalo Billiards, so act fast. [SB Nation Team Pick (e-coupon)]
• Finally, happy 29th birthday to Alexandre Giroux, happy 32nd to Dainius Zubrus, and happy 56th to Tony White.