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Friday Caps Clips: Free Agent Frenzyday?

Daily Washington Capitals news and notes: Free agency opens today, but do the Caps have anyone on their list? Tom Wilson and Zach Sill sign, and Day Three of Dev Camp is in the books.

By EmilyB
New York Islanders v Washington Capitals Photo by Rob Carr/Getty Images

Your savory breakfast links:

  • The Caps’ 2016-2017 roster seems to be pretty well set as the first day of free agency opens, but if any changes are coming, we’ll know when we know... [WaPo, CSNMA (video)]
  • ... one position not yet filled is third-string goalie, ideally able to hold the net in Hershey pending any (waiver-free) fill-in duty in DC... [CSNMA]
  • ... and we may well be bidding adieu to the Ice Cheetah today, with word on the street that he’ll be able to command a three-year contract, elsewhere. [CSNMA (and again), NoVa Caps, FiCP]
  • Tom Wilson signed his new deal, $4m over two years. [Rink, WaPo, CSNMA, RMNB (and again), NoVa Caps]
  • Forward Zach Sill also signed a new deal, a two-year, two-way contract to stay with the organization through 2018. [Capitals, WaPo]
  • Day Three of Development Camp is in the books:
  • Lucas Johansen reflected on his draft day and getting drafted to the same team as his junior teammate Madison Bowey... [NHL.com]
  • ... and then he chilled on a Reddit AMA. [Caps Outsider]
  • Swedish defenseman Axel Jonsson-Fjalby reflected on Swedish soccer star Zlatan Ibrahimovic, who is taking his talents to Manchester. [Caps Outsider]
  • Here, again. Travis Boyd is skating in Dev Camp Number Six. [WaPo]
  • Michael Latta provides a very fond farewell to Washington and fans of the Caps (and the #CapsRoomies). It got a little dusty. [RMNB]
  • Dmitry Orlov and Sergei Bobrovsky hosted a charity soiree to raise money for their hometown hockey programs. Here are some pix from their big night. [Instagram]
  • Finally, happy 58th birthday to John Barrett.