Thursday Caps Clips

Your savory breakfast links:

• Welcome to Washington, forward Tyler Graovac, acquired late yesterday from Minnesota for a 2018 5th round draft pick. [Rink, Dump-n-Chase, CSNMA, WaPo, RMNB, NoVa Caps, Hockey Wilderness, PHT]
• Prior to the announcement of the trade, Mike Vogel posted a li’l primer on the protection racket that is this year’s expansion draft. [Dump-n-Chase]
• The year in review for everyone’s favorite ray of sunshine and superior hockey metrics. [Rink, RMNB, Stars & Sticks]
• Wrapping the Wraps - Johansson thru Orpik. [Rink Radio]
• Good thing the Caps have a deep goaltending bench, right? Right? [NoVa Caps]
• Alex Ovechkin participated in the celebrity “Art-Football” match. He always plays in goal at these events. [sovsport.ru (pics)]
• Tom Wilson ’s Toronto neighbors made a big ol’ ransom note held a bike parade and a party for him because reasons. [RMNB]
• Ilya Samsonov was an instructor in Nikolai Kulemin’s Metallurg master class for aspiring young hockey players. [metallurg.ru]