Tuesday Caps Clips: The Roster Starts to Take Shape

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• Was the Capitals’ practice lineup on Monday an Opening Night preview? [CSNMA]
• Crikey! Perhaps Nathan Walker is earning a slot on Jay Beagle’s wing. [WaPo]
• Seven defensemen remain in camp to compete for two available spots. And check it - Christian Djoos is one of ‘em. [WaPo]
• The competition for the three available forward sweaters is also intense. [WashTimes]
• Crystal ballin’ Pheonix Copley’s 2017-18... [NoVa Caps]
• ... and the season ahead for Brooks Orpik. [Peerless]
• Number 19 is Number 11 in the Top 50 Players Right Now:

• The Caps can only look forward because looking back...they can’t even. [ESPN]
• Predicting the Metro standings this season - it is still a dominant division in which every standings point gained or frittered away will matter. [theScore]
• It’s a wide-open Eastern Conference. [AP]
• Tom Wilson will have to wait one more game to not change it. [RMNB]
• The Hershey Bears Hockey Club opened training camp yesterday, kicking off the 80th season of professional hockey in Central Pennsylvania. [NoVa Caps]
• Roster... [Hershey Bears]
• ... and photos. [NoVa Caps]

• Congrats are in order for Caps prospect forward Brian Pinho, who was named Captain of his Providence Friars squad in his senior season.

• Finally, happy 37th birthday to Batya.