Friday Caps Clips

Your savory breakfast links:

• All the news there is to report from Day 3 of Development Camp. [Caps OT, Peerless, RMNB]
  • Checking in with the coaching staff and the brass... [Monumental video (Mann, Kolzig, Korn, Mahoney
  • ...and the players. [Monumental video (Barber/Murphy)]
  • Madison Bowey is looking forward to taking his first big step into the world of pro hockey. [WaPo]
  • Sweet smile, sweeter shot... yup, that's Jakub Vrana in a nutshell. [CSNW]
  • Want to know what it's like to be Vrana? The view from his helmet cam gives at least a sneak peek (albeit an occasionally nauseating one). [Monumental video]
  • Get a look at a day in the life at camp for Caps' prospect Riley Barber. [NBC4 (video)]
  • Meanwhile, there's nothing better than Mitch Korn mic'd up as he works with his young charges. [Monumental video]
    • Unless it's those young charges playing a little game of tag. [Puck Drunk Love]
  • Speaking of those young charges, the trade of Pheonix Copley to the Blues has left the Caps' goaltending pipeline a bit more sparse than before. [WaPo]
  • And keeping with the goaltending theme, what's the plan for Vitek Vanecek next season? [CSNW]
• Stats, slumps, centers and more in this week's Japers' Rink Mailbag. Keep those questions coming - remember, you ask, we answer! [Rink]
• The always-entertaining and informative 30 Thoughts from Elliotte Friedman. [Sportsnet]
• Updates and thoughts on the Braden Holtby contract situation. [Sportsnet, The Score, Too Many Men]
• The best way to build an NHL team is around an elite center. Luckily for the Caps, they have one of those. [Puck Daddy]
• If the Caps aren't quite done with their roster tweaks, there are still a handful of free agents left that might be an interesting fit. [THN, Stars and Sticks]
• Amazingly enough, the Caps are one of two teams that are in a pretty solid cap situation - even with the Brooks Orpik contract! [CBS Sports]
• If you missed the live feed, relive Barry Trotz's speech at the National Press Club from Wednesday. [Monumental video]
• That speech included a rallying cry for all DC sports teams. [WaPo]
• Fans seem to be, well, fans - but what do the coaches actually think of the new coach's challenge, coming soon to an NHL arena near you? [Puck Daddy]
• Four players the Caps can't afford to lose. [Stars and Sticks]
• Justin Peters and his brothers are using hockey to do good things and raise money for good causes. [Blackburn News]
• Their hero may have departed for the midwest, but the Brouwer Rangers still have much to teach us about being fans - and not just the magic of a strategically-placed fanny pack. [CBS DC]