Saturday Caps Clips: Carolina Comedown

Your savory breakfast of champions links:

• Recaps and other assorted musings on last night’s loss from Vogs, Monumental video (locker room, Reirden), NoVa Caps, and Canes Country.
• Three players who impressed. [NBCSW]
• Prospect report card. [NoVa Caps]
• Devante Smith-Pelly has not dressed for a single game this preseason. Coach Reirden sez, somewhat cryptically, that DSP is “not at the same level as he was last year.” [WaPo, NBCSW]
• Temper temper, Braden Holtby. [RMNB]
• The Caps’ capologist Don Fishman had his day with the Stanley Cup and spent it taking the Cup all around DC. [WaPo, NoVa Caps]
• How waivers figures into roster decisions. [WaPo]
• Happy 59th birthday to Harvie Pocza.
• Finally, enjoy this Nicklas Backstrom goal from last night.