Thursday Caps Clips

Your savory late-night snack of champions links:

• The Stanley Cup spent the day in Chelyabinsk with Evgeny Kuznetsov. [NHL, RMNB (and again), NoVa Caps, FiCP, Chelyabinsk.ru]
• Do not miss this interview with Larisa Alexandrovna Kuznetsova - Zhenya’s mom. It has all the feels. [Sport-Express, rostov.kp]
• Another fun interview - this one with Kuzy. [Argumenti]

• Welcome back, Mt. Puckmore. The usual suspects remain the usual suspects, but there’s a bit of a dogfight in the “just missed the cut” poll. [ESPN]
• Related - It is long past time for Peter Bondra’s number to be retired. [DC Puck Drop]
• So. What will be the team’s primary third defensive pairing? [NBCSW]
• Oh hai there perpetual discussion of the inevitable decline of old man Alex Ovechkin. [NoVa Caps]
• Line combos! Get yer line combos here! [FanSided]
• Dear Mitchell Gibson, 2018 4th-round draft pick of the Washington Capitals - you’re doing it wrong. [CBS Philadelphia]
• Crystal ballin’ the Atlantic Division. [NoVa Caps]
• Caps’ first-rounder Alex Alexeyev is in the best shape of his life.

• It’s a #TBT two-fer - Peerless brings the tales of two men who skated only once in a Capitals sweater. [Chris Ferraro, Barrie Moore]
• Finally, a bonus retro post. Exactly one year ago Cheerless was gazing gloomily at a glass that was half empty. Oh, bother. [Rink]