Wednesday Caps Clips: Sluggish Start

Your savory breakfast links:

• Brett Connolly is having a career season - and this underlying stat might explain why. [Rink]
• Recaps and other assorted musings on last night’s loss from us, Vogs, Caps video (locker room, Reirden, recap), CBJ, NHL, AP, WaPo, NBCSW, Post-Dispatch, RMNB, NoVa Caps, and The Cannon.
• A few leftovers from Monday’s win over the Kings. [Caps, RMNB, LA Times]
• Evgeny Kuznetsov’s English is really coming along - even if the PR staff isn’t such a fan of some of the words he’s picked up. [WaPo]
• Well, things looked good when they left, at least... [WashTimes]
• The Caps are hoping to use this six-game road trip to cement their team chemistry. [Caps]
• What the Caps must do as they hit the road for their longest road trip since 2011. Hopefully step 1 is the opposite of whatever they did last night. [NBCSW]
• Dispelling a couple of myths surrounding the 2018-19 Capitals. [Puck Prose]
• Investigating the pros and cons of bringing back old friend Marcus Johansson before the deadline. [NBCSW]
• News and notes from yesterday’s morning skate. [Dump ‘n Chase]
• The Bears have been hot lately, and one reason for their improvement has been the play of Caps’ prospect Connor Hobbs. [NoVa Caps]
• Finally, happy 44th birthday to Brad Norton.