Friday Caps Clips

Your savory breakfast links:

• It’s been a year (!) since the Caps won Game 7 over Tampa and punched their ticket to the Final. We take a look back at the events of that pivotal evening. [Rink]
• Recapping the 2018-19 season for Michal Kempny... [Rink, RMNB]
• ...Matt Niskanen... [Peerless]
• ...Braden Holtby... [FiCP]
• ...and Brett Connolly. [StarsandSticks]
• The season in review and a look at what the future holds for prospect Damien Riat. [NoVa Caps]
• Is the Caps’ Cup window still open? [NBCSW]
• The players seem to think that the NHL is making progress on concussions... whether that’s actually true or not, you be the judge. [AP]
• It’s Russia vs. Finland and the Czech Republic vs. Canada as all five of the remaining Caps and their teams advance to tomorrow’s semifinal. [IIHF (Russia/USA, Czech/Germany), THN]
• Finally, happy 28th birthday to Cody Eakin and happy 31st to Zach Sill.