Monday Caps Clips

Daily Washington Capitals news and notes: All Tom Wilson, all the time.

By EmilyB@WeagleEye Aug 6, 2018, 7:00am EDT

NHL: Washington Capitals-Stanley Cup Championship Parade

Your savory breakfast of champions links:

Yep, breakfast. Of champions.

Breakfast of Champions @tom_wilso #stanleycup #washingtoncapitals #daywiththecup #tomwilson #gotenoughcerealtheretommy

A post shared by Usvaldo de Leon Jr. (@usvaldodeleon) on Aug 5, 2018 at 11:14am PDT

Tom Wilson took the Cup back to his roots in Toronto. [Caps Outsider, NBCSW, NHL, FiCP, RMNB]

Tom Wilson as he was before being on a #StanleyCup team with the #WashingtonCapitals at North Toronto Arena - a champion even at this early age pic.twitter.com/P9ZWTyNwpJ
— Robin Martin (@RobinMartinPC) August 5, 2018

... but there was another milestone of sorts as Pens forward Zach Aston-Reese announced he has gotten the green light to eat solid food again, three months after Wilson’s hit. [RMNB]
Salary cap, shmalary cap. We’ll worry about the Wilson contract implications... later. [Stars and Sticks]
There is a distinct lack of Nicklas Backstrom on this list. Growl. [NHL.com]
Finally, happy 24th birthday, Christian Djoos!