Thursday Caps Clips

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• Out at Kettler, the kids are scrimmaging again at 9:00. Here's coverage from yesterday's goings on at KCI (prospect-related and otherwise):
  
  • Group B beat Group A in camp's first scrimmage by a 4-2 count. [Caps365 video (Boudreau, Eakin, Koudys), Dump n' Chase,  CW (Whyno), CI (Carrera), DCEx (McNally), KOL, Caps News Network, SB Nation DC]
  • Mattias Sjogren stood out during the game, as he likely expected he would. [WashTimes (Whyno), CW (Whyno), KOL, 106.7 The Fan (audio)]
  • Dustin Stevenson and Garrett Ross chucked knuckles during the scrimmage. [RMNB]
  • Dmitry Orlov continues to impress off the ice. [RMNB]
  • What Brett Flemming lacks in size, he makes up for in smarts. [CSN Washington (Raby)]
  • Flemming, by the way, was mic'd up for the day. [Caps365 (video)]
  • "Growing Up Galiev" would be a great name for a reality TV show. For now, all we've got is a blog post. [CI (Carrera), and h/t to thebreakawaygoal for this concept art]
  • Brandon Anderson gets high praise from a man who knows goalies. [CW (Whyno)]
  • Cody Eakin's words of wisdom for Steffen Soberg. [Rink Rebel]
  • Local kid Adam Mitchell is making the most of his camp experience. [CI (Woods)]
  • Conor Allen on hockey in the Windy City. [Rink Rebel]
  • Pics from the day...[RMNB, bridgetds, Caps in Pictures]
  • ... and a few more general observations, audio clips and assorted whatnot. [106.7 The Fan (audio), RtR, Just Another Sports Fan, CRtC]
• In case you missed it, the Caps announced yesterday afternoon that they've re-signed Mathieu Perreault. Depth is a good thing. [DCEx (McNally), CW (Whyno), CI (Carrera), CRtC]
• The window is not small, the key pieces are not yet in their respective primes. Buy or sell on those two points? [WashTimes (Peay), ESPN]
• Reviewing the Caps' 2011 draft. [Hockey's Future]
• Alex Ovechkin really is one of a kind. [Copper & Blue]
• The list of "old and awesome" includes Mike Knuble. [NHL.com (Kreiser)]
• Matt Hendricks rates pretty high on the list of dudes who can both drop the mittens and play the game. [TSN (Cullen)]
• You don't often see the words "Michal Neuvirth" and "loser" together, but in this context it's probably fair. [CBC]
• The last of the games that mattered most. Personally, I'm hoping this series is followed up with "Ten Games that Didn't Mean Squat." [Peerless]
• Fan favorite/cult hero Graham Mink returns to Hershey for his third tour of duty. [Patriot-News (Leone)]