Friday Caps Clips

Your savory breakfast links:

● In the other big hockey news of the day, the Caps announced that they have signed their second 2012 first-round (16th overall) draft pick, forward Tom Wilson, to a three-year entry-level contract. [Capitals, NHL.com, WaPo, CSNW, PHT, Detroit Free Press, MLive, RtR, TheBeautyStatusTV (video), Caps 101, DC Pro Sports Report, The Skinny on Sports]

● Kudos to Alex Ovechkin and the Caps for giving a sick young man an unforgettable experience. [ESPN (video), RMNB, Eye on Hockey]

● Two player interviews of interest:

○ Mike Ribeiro at FanFest. [Caps365 (video)]

○ Matt Hendricks from Breakdown Day. [Caps365 (video)]

● The underutilization of Mike Green. Because someone had to say it. [Angus Certified]

● Lotta intriguing names on this list of RFAs remaining unsigned. Wish one of those names wasn't John Carlson. [NHL.com]

● The Boss gave a long and insightful interview to Mike Wise. [WaPo]

● So now that Calle Johansson is in the fold, who else will be patrolling the Caps' bench? [CSNW, WaPo]

● In former assistant coach news, catching up with Bob Woods. [Utica Observer-Dispatch (1, 2)]

● Number one with a bullet! But most likely not how Dennis Wideman intended. [THN]

● Getting to know new Hershey free-agent forward Jon DiSalvatore. [Patriot-News]

● "Table seven calling number three, how are you, handsome?" "Do you mean me?" Oh, Sasha. [RMNB, Sporting News, Sovetsky Sport (link in Russian)]

● Today in CBA chatter. [THW, Caps B-Ball]

● Finally, happy 62nd birthday to Terry Murray.