Caps Clips: Postponement

Your once-in-a-blue-moon links:

• As uncertainty continues around the coronavirus pandemic, the NHL has opted to push the combine, entry draft and awards show - dates TBD. [NHL, WashTimes]
• That uncertainty isn’t going away anytime soon, and the NHL’s chief medical officer is warning of local attempts to gather players and fans too soon. [NHL, AP]
• Equipment manufacturer Bauer has shifted from hockey gear to the production of medical shields to aid doctors, nurses and first responders. [NHL, PHT]
• Garnet Hathaway sent some well-deserved care packages to some area first responders as a thanks for their ongoing work. [Caps]
• The KHL has joined the ECHL, the CHL and others as the latest hockey league to cancel their season. [KHL, PHT]
• This pause in - and potential cancellation of - the 2019-20 season, as well as any related delays, certainly puts a big crimp in Alex Ovechkin’s chase for Gretzky. [The Score]
• Looking back at the top five goals of the Caps 2019-20 season (so far?). [NBCSW]
• Many sports owners, including Ted Leonsis, have stepped up to say they will pay part-time arena workers - and it’s absolutely the very least they should do. [WaPo]
• Talking to players past and present about their first linemates. [ESPN]
• Selecting an MVP for each of the Eastern Conference teams. [The Score]
• What would a Caps-’Canes playoff rematch look like? [NBCSW]
• Local pro sports broadcasters have united together to launch Voices of DC Sports, offering personalized video shoutouts for money that will go to local charities. [WaPo, Caps, Wizards]
• As questions remain about the end of the 2019-20 season, what might the Caps’ 2020-21 roster look like? [NoVa Caps]
• And finally, celebrating women in hockey - from the fans to the team staff to the players - as Women’s History Month continues: