Thursday Caps Clips: Training Camp Eve

Your savory breakfast links:

• Hello, hockey. The Caps veterans report for duty today, with physicals and off-ice testing on the agenda.
  
  • Training camp proper, with skating 'n' sticks 'n' stuff, starts tomorrow. [Caps Today, WaPo]
  • 66 players are on the camp roster, a list that must be whittled down to 23 by October 7. [CSNW]
  • New bench boss Barry Trotz is playing for keeps. [CSNW]
  • Help wanted: A sixth defenseman while Dmitry Orlov rehabs his wrist. [CSNW]
  • Can't we all get along? The Caps camp question o' the day - how will the new coach mesh with his superstar forward? [Eye on Hockey]
• Appreciatin' Nicklas Backstrom. And take note, TPTB - maybe Eric Fehr should be riding shotgun on Nick's other wing. [BLY]
• All-Wing winger Alex Ovechkin is at the top of this and every other list of Metropolitan non-centermen... [Rink]
• ... and ever so modest. [RMNB]
• Ten games to circle on the ol' sked for 2014-15 in your Morning Drive. [Capitals Voice]
• Crystal ballin' Marcus Johansson, and the year in preview for John Carlson. [Peerless, THW]
• 40 for 40 - The Caps are kicking off their 40th Anniversary celebrations by inducting 10 more Caps to their All-Time Team, as voted on by the fans. Here's how one Caps blog voted. [DSP]
• Oh hai there Sasha Pokulok, what's new? Oh, a lawsuit. Oh, and it's against the NHL. Over head injuries? Oh, my. [TSN]
• Finally, happy 48th birthday to Tom Chorske.