Saturday Caps Clips

Your savory breakfast links:

• The season in review for Troy Brouwer... [CSNW]
• ...and the rest of the team's top-six forwards. [NBC4]
• While their season ended a few weeks ago, the Caps and a few other teams are taking the rare "slow-and-steady" approach in deciding their future. [Toronto Star]
• Alex Ovechkin has made it to Germany, where he captained Team Russia to a World Championship tune-up over the home country (and may or may not play today). [RMNB, Wochenblatt]
• After a career year, Joel Ward should be at the center of any future plans for the Caps. [WNST]
• The Erie Otters have been eliminated from the OHL playoffs, putting an end to an impressive postseason run by Andre Burakovsky. [Buzzing the Net, GoErie (and again), OHL (boxscore)]
• Meanwhile the Reading Royals' quest to defend their Kelly Cup Championship is in jeopardy, as a loss last night puts them in a 3-1 series hole. [Reading Eagle, Journal Gazette]
• Finally, happy 60th birthday to Pat Ribble.