Friday Caps Clips: First Cuts

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• Congrats are in order for Barry Trotz and Braden Holtby, 2016 World Cup of Hockey champions.
• Congrats are also in order for former Hershey GM Doug Yingst and former Bears captain (and Capital-for-12-games) Bryan Helmer. They will be inducted into the AHL Hall of Fame with the Class of 2017. [TheAHL.com, RMNB]
• Related: From the Rink archives, here’s a fantastic gallery of Bryan's uniforms and facial hair through the years. My favorites are the ones with him holding shiny silver things. [AHL on Facebook]
• The Caps released their list of the first cuts from camp. [WaPo, CSNMA, RMNB]
• 2016 first-rounder Lucas Johansen is headed back to Kelowna, after a very good camp. [WaPo]
• The NHL Department of Player Safety announced that Andrew Shaw is suspended for three preseason games. [WaPo, CSNMA, Eyes on the Prize]
• With the return of Nicklas Backstrom, Thursday’s forward lines and defensive pairs looked suspiciously “Opening Night”-ish. [CSNMA (and again)]
• Speaking of defense pairings, Dmitry Orlov reports that he is “in a really good place” right now. So that’s good. [WaPo]
• Crystal ballin’ the Metro Division for 2016-17. [Homer and Hat Tricks]
• Ilya Samsonov has confirmed his intention to remain in the KHL until April 2018. [CSNMA]
• Finally, enjoy the story of how Bernie Wolfe and the expansion Caps influenced the new GM of the expansion ECHL Worcester Railers. [Worcester Magazine]