Tuesday Caps Clips: Capitals @ Senators Game Day

Your Tuesday links:

• Previewing tonight’s capital showdown from Vogs, NHL.com, AP, Peerless, FiCP, and be sure to check out our SB Nation pals over at Silver Seven for the other side of tonight’s matchup.
  • Seven points out of the second wild-card spot, the Senators are eager to wrap up what has been a disappointing season. [Ottawa Citizen]
• A few leftovers from Sunday night’s debacle. [Dump ‘n Chase, Post-Gazette (and again), Pensblog,
  • There are lessons to be learned in the rout in Pittsburgh. [CSNMA, NoVa Caps]
  • Mike Weber‘s hit won’t lead to any supplemental discipline… although some feel he deserves it, and that the mindset that led to the hit needs to change. [WaPo, CSNMA, TSN]
  • Rank ’em, if you dare. [Rink]
• Is Weber a liability? [NoVa Caps]
• Despite some recent stumbles, Braden Holtby is still capable of catching Martin Brodeur for the all-time wins record. [CSNMA]
• Those stumbles are something of a concern. [The Score]
• If the Caps are going to make a run, there are a few guys who need to step up their game. [Stars and Sticks]
• The Caps have extended their decade-old affiliation with the ECHL’s South Carolina Stingrays for at least two more seasons. [Caps, WaPo, CSNMA]
• Speaking of the ‘Rays, check in on how they’re doing with the week in review. [Caps Outsider]
• Barry Trotz is the coach the Caps needed. [NoVa Caps]
• Some of the best defensemen at exiting their own zone either currently wear, or once wore, Caps’ red, white and blue – and one of them might surprise you. [Sportsnet]
• Should the Caps give Justin Williams more of a look at top-line duties? [Caps Outsider]
• The locker room at Kettler is a welcoming place for kids. Take THAT, White Sox. [WaPo]
• Chatting with Chef Robert Wood, the man behind the meals for the Caps. [FiCP]
• Finally, happy 39th birthday to Joel Kwiatkowski, happy 39th to Tom Poti, and raise a glass to the memory of John Kordic, who would have been 51 today.