Saturday Caps Clips

Your savory breakfast links:

• Reflections on the 2017-18 season for Brett Connolly... [Rink, RMNB]
• ...and Madison Bowey. [Peerless]
• The seemingly never-ending love affair between Alex Ovechkin and the Stanley Cup has a new backdrop as the captain’s weekend with the chalice gets underway in Moscow. [NHL,
• A stop at the World Cup, visits with friends and family, this weekend should be a party - but can it top some of the Great 8’s previous Cup celebrations? [NBCSW]
• Update your Cup trackers, kids - Nicklas Backstrom pulls the baller move of bringing the Cup to the arena bearing his name on August 12... [RMNB, NoVa Caps]
• ...and the following day Stanley heads to Philipp Grubauer’s hometown of Rosenheim, Germany. [RMNB]
• Ovechkin waited a long time for the Cup, but he knows so many others - including former longtime Cap and teammate Olie Kolzig - have waited even longer. [NBCSW]
• Looking ahead to the biggest questions facing the League this offseason. [ESPN]
• Tag along with Todd Reirden for a behind-the-scenes look at the day he was introduced as the Caps’ new head coach. [Caps video]
• Bidding farewell to Chris Bourque, a modern day... legend. K. Sure. [Caps Outsider]
• Taking a closer look at prospect Beck Malenstyn. [NoVa Caps]
• Untangling the mystery that currently surrounds 2016 draftee and Caps’ prospect Damien Riat. [NoVa Caps]
• Examining three keys to the Caps’ offseason. [StarsandSticks]