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Friday Caps Clips: Come Eller High Water

Daily Washington Capitals news and notes: Ovi breaks ground, Holtby chats up NYC, the kids home and more.

By EmilyB
NHL: Washington Capitals at Toronto Maple Leafs Dan Hamilton-USA TODAY Sports

Your savory breakfast links:

  • Alex Ovechkin was the honored guest at the groundbreaking ceremony for a new mega-sport complex in Springfield... [Caps Outsider, RMNB, NoVa Caps]
  • ... where he took a few minutes to reflect on the changes in DC since he first arrived here, 12 (!) years ago. [AP]
  • “It's not a question of who dethrones Connor McDavid. It's a question of how many points McDavid finishes ahead of second place.” But here’s a list of Art Ross hopefuls anyway. [THN]
  • Someone give Daniel Winnik a job, already. [THW]
  • Season previews for...
  • ... John Carlson... [CSNMA]
  • ... Evgeny Kuznetsov... [Peerless]
  • ... and the Metropolitan Division. [NoVa Caps]
  • The cancelled rookie tournament means that Garrett Pilon will get in a game or two this weekend with the Kamloops Blazers... [CFJCToday]
  • ... and Damien Riat got to have a shot stopped by Cristobal Huet back home in Switzerland. [swissinfo]
  • Oh hai there Lars Eller!
  • Finally, happy 39th birthday to Olympics-bound Team Germany head coach Marco Sturm.
  • One more: