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Your savory breakfast of champions links:
- Brian MacLellan formally introduced Todd Reirden as the Capitals’ new head coach during a press conference at Kettler. [Caps Video, RMNB, NBCSW, WashTimes (and again), NoVa Caps]
- ‘Twas a long and winding road, but Reirden stuck with it and came out on top. [Dump-n-Chase]
- Reirden also chatted up NHL Tonight.
Fresh off winning the #StanleyCup and now he's the head coach!@Rupper17 and @JamisonCoyle talk with Todd Reirden. @Capitals #NHLTonight pic.twitter.com/EJNPwa9Fvw
— NHL Network (@NHLNetwork) July 3, 2018
- GM MacLellan says that the Caps’ free agency is nearly complete, with perhaps a depth defenseman left to sign. Oh, and the not-so-small matter of re-signing RFA Tom Wilson. [NBCSW (and again), WaPo, RMNB]
- Welcome back, Riley Barber! He signed a one-year, two-way deal to stick around. [NoVa Caps]
- The Capitals’ assistant equipment manger Woody Leydig had just about the most perfect Day With The Cup that you could imagine:
Sunrise on Chesapeake Bay with Woody Leydig, Assistant Equipment Manager, and his kids. (Annapolis, MD) #StanleyCup @Capitals @NHL @HockeyHallFame pic.twitter.com/SvsBIp9mZj
— Philip Pritchard (@keeperofthecup) July 3, 2018
Had a special visit today from the Stanley Cup! Thank you to Capitals trainer and Annapolis resident Woody Leydig for sharing your day with us! pic.twitter.com/cjeB6lpAK4
— U.S. Naval Academy (@NavalAcademy) July 3, 2018
- Get yer hankies out, because the next stop got a little dusty as the Cup visited the reporters and staffers at the temporary newsroom of the Capital Gazette. [WaPo, Capital Gazette, SI, Globe & Mail, CG (photo gallery)]
Capitals equipment manager Craig Leydig's day with the Stanley Cup included a stop at the Capital Gazette's temporary office. https://t.co/V4gDBHB3Wo pic.twitter.com/1Ef4kLFFRu
— The Baltimore Sun (@baltimoresun) July 3, 2018
- And then, the most hockey thing ever:
Ever see the Stanley Cup at Gambrills @Wawa? Caps equipment manager Woody Leydig is sharing @StanleyCup with Anne Arundel & #Annapolis today. pic.twitter.com/MhfbO4zOIG
— rebecca, wendi, john, gerald, rob (@jd3217) July 3, 2018
- Then back to Annapolis for a li’l meet-n-greet with the fans:
The #StanleyCup arrives in the most #Annapolis way possible pic.twitter.com/hDYnKTUczp
— Jake Russell (@_JakeRussell) July 3, 2018
- Finally, happy 46th birthday to Mike Knuble.