Monday Caps Clips

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.