Thursday Caps Clips: Let It Go-vi

Your savory breakfast links:

• Analytics expert and Hockey Abstract author Rob Vollman pops in for a chat with Japers’ Rink Radio. [Rink]
• Who are the best defensemen in the Metropolitan Division? We weigh in with one (100% correct) opinion. [Rink]
• On John Carlson and his ability to defend the blue line. [RMNB]
• The Caps have released the roster and schedule for Training Camp 2017, which gets underway tomorrow. [Caps, WaPo, CSNMA]
• Alex Ovechkin has remained adamant about participating in the Olympics; a Russian hockey legend has thrown some cold water on that idea. [NBCOlympics, WaPo, RDS]
• Ovechkin as the team’s third-most important player? Interesting. [CSNMA]
• Ladies and gentlemen... we have ice. [Monumental video]
• And like clockwork, welcome back the new season of Mike Vogel and John Walton on the Capitals Report. [Monumental video]
• Previewing the season ahead for Tom Wilson. [Peerless]
• Preseason picks and predictions for the Metro. [NoVa Caps]
• Nicklas Backstrom talks about life in DC, the Caps’ potential this season and more. [Expressen, NoVa Caps (translation)]
• Talking the evolution of Monumental Sports Network and other local sports-related issues with Zach Leonsis. [Bullets Forever]
• Congrats to former HTS sideline reporter Dave Johnson on his induction into the Anne Arundel County Sports Hall of Fame. [Capital Gazette]