Wednesday Caps Clips: Pheonix Rising

Your savory breakfast of champions links:

• Ranking the Metro Division blueliners... [Rink]
• ... and ranking the defensive pairings ‘round the League... [ESPN]
• ... and each of the starting goalies across the League. East or West, Braden Holtby is best. [Yardbarker]
• Recaps and other assorted musings on last night’s shutout win from Vogs, Caps video (Carlson, Copley, Reirden), NoVa Caps, RMNB and AP.
• An otherwise outstanding game was marred by a high hit from Robert Bortuzzo on Michal Kempny, who woozily left the ice, not to return. [WaPo]
• Five players who impressed. [NBCSW]
• Prospect report card. [NoVa Caps]
• But the main story was Pheonix Copley, who fought...

• ... and fought...

• ... and then there was this.

• Speaking of fighting, there was also a fair amount of fisticuffs. [NBCSW, RMNB]
• Eyeing a repeat. [USA Today]
• The Caps will be a 100-point team this season, pinky swear! [RMNB]
• Jason Rogers has you all caught up with Tuesday’s training camp. [Rink]
• Houston football fans are looking for a new sport, and a new team to root for. Good luck with that one, lads. [SportsMap]
• Finally, happy 38th birthday to Batya.