Friday Caps Clips

Your savory breakfast links:

• Predicting Eric Fehr's future, identifying next season's "X-factor" and more in this week's Japers' Rink Mailbag. Remember, you ask, we answer - so keep those questions coming! [Rink]
• Our own Rob Parker stopped in for a chat with TSN 1260 in Edmonton and said lots of smart things, so go listen and learn things. [TSN]
• With a lot of Caps' prospects preparing to go pro this season, the emphasis on the recently completed Development Camp was on just that - development. [Dump 'n Chase]
• More on Zach Sanford's eye-opening performance at this year's camp. [CSNW]
• The acquisition of T.J. Oshie has got people talking about the Caps, and the chatter is crossing state borders. [WaPo]
• Remember poor little Libby Lu, Oshie's heartbroken fan? Well, Oshie put a smile back on her face with a care package - including a sharp new red #77 jersey. [Caps OT, NHL.com, The Score, Puck Daddy, CBS Sports]
• In other "Caps making kids happy" news, Connor Carrick wrapped up a day of training at Ashburn Ice House with an impromptu autograph session for some local youngsters. [RMNB]
• Braden Holtby gonna get paid. [CBS Sports]
• The last restricted free agent not named Holtby or Johansson is back in the fold, as the Caps have signed Chris Brown to a two-year contract extension. [Caps, Patriot-News, CSNW]
• Meanwhile on the free agency front, the Caps continue to collect former Penguins like Pokemon as they finalize a one-year, two-way deal with enforcer Zach Sill. [Caps, Patriot-News, CSNW, The Score]
• Ranking the power of the Metropolitan Division. [StarsandSticks]