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Saturday Caps Clips: The Cup Makes the Rounds

Daily Washington Capitals news and notes: The Summer of Stanley began with Cup visits around the DMV, the season of signing is upon us, and more.

By EmilyB
Washington Capitals Victory Parade And Rally Photo by Scott Taetsch/Getty Images

Your savory breakfast of champions links:

  • Quick editorial note - we are pleased to roll out a new site navigation tag - “The Caps and the Cup”. Follow along as the Cup makes its way around the world this summer and all next season for the by-gawd Stanley Cup champion Washington Capitals.
  • One more time, with feeling: the keys to victory in Round Four, or - How the Washington Capitals became Stanley Cup champions. [Rink]
  • “Watching Alex Ovechkin watch the Capitals play for the Stanley Cup turned out to be one of the highlights of the Final.” [Down Goes Brown at Vice]
  • Spotlight on two members of the Caps’ scouting staff - the always excellent AGM Ross Mahoney and Darrell Greenbaum, the scout who, er, scouted Chandler Stephenson and Braden Holtby. [Ottawa Citizen]
  • The Stanley Cup began its goodwill tour as Ted Leonsis and Alex Ovechkin brought the chalice to the Arlington County police department and MedStar Georgetown University Hospital... [Caps Today, @Capitals, @ArlingtonVA, @WTOP, WUSA9, WaPo, WJLA]
  • ... and a special visit to Fort Dupont Ice Arena. [Color of Hockey]
  • Back to the business of hockey:
  • Here’s how the Caps could handle their free agents. [WaPo]
  • Related - Can the Caps keep their band together? The Caps’ capologist has some thoughts.[ESPN]
  • Devante Smith-Pelly hopes he’s found a home in DC. [NBCSW]
  • What color is John Carlson’s balloon yacht? [RMNB]
  • Considering the potential return for Philipp Grubauer, and missing him already. [RMNB]
  • The trouble with Tom Wilson’s pending contract negotiations. [RMNB]
  • Barry Trotz and Caps brass are working on a deal... [AP]
  • ... unless they aren’t. [@JSportsnet]
  • Finally, happy 37th birthday to Alexandre Giroux, happy 40th to Dainius Zubrus, happy 64th to Tony White.