Wednesday Caps Clips

Your savory breakfast links:

• Looking back at the 2018-19 season for Andre Burakovsky, Brett Connolly, and Nicklas Backstrom. [Peerless (Burakovsky, Connolly), FiCP]
• Braden Holtby and Nicklas Backstrom both have one year left on their contracts, but that’s not stopping anyone from talking extensions. [WaPo]
• Alex Ovechkin, Evgeny Kuznetsov and Dmitry Orlov met up with Team Russia to begin their quest for another World Championship trophy. [RT]
• Team Sweden won’t get as much of a Caps injection, as both Backstrom and Andre Burakovsky will sit out the tournament with bumps and bruises. [NBCSW]
• Could the Caps’ cap situation lead to major changes this summer? [NBCSW, The Fan DC]
• More Caps contract talk in this week’s 31 Thoughts. [Sportsnet]
• The injury to forward TJ Oshie in the team’s first-round loss to Carolina was likely a huge contributor to that loss. [StarsandSticks]
• The year in review and a look ahead for Caps’ prospect Kristian Roykas-Marthinsen. [NoVa Caps]
• Find out more about Maryland resident Tammi Lynch and her nomination for this year’s Willie O’Ree Community Hero Award (and vote here!) [WJLA]
• Finally, happy 49th birthday to Reggie Savage, and happy 58th to Clint Malarchuk.