Thursday Caps Clips: Let’s Go

Your savory breakfast links:

• Hear from a few more of the Caps about returning to the ice and what lies ahead in the playoffs. [Caps video (Kovalchuk, McMichael, Oshie)]
• News and notes from Training Camp Day 3. [Caps365, NoVa Caps]
• Ilya Kovalchuk and Brenden Dillon get something most players don’t get after a mid-season trade: the benefit of a full training camp. [Caps]
• The time off could also be beneficial for a team that seemed to be stuck in a rut for much of the year. [WashTimes]
• None of the Caps chose to opt out of the season, but that doesn’t mean it was an easy decision. [NBCSW]
• Ilya Kovalchuk hopes the Caps get to face his former team, Montreal, in the postseason. [NHL]
• Top prospect Connor McMichael wasn’t just a symbolic invite to camp - he could see playing time in the postseason. [NBCSW]
• Also getting a look at camp? Prospect Brian Pinho, who impressed the organization with a strong showing in Hershey this year. [Salem News]
• What if 2018 playoff legend Lars Eller didn’t score that goal in double overtime against the Blue Jackets? /shudder/ [NBCSW]
• Happy 54th birthday to Mikhail Tatarinov, and happy 29th to 2018 Stanley Cup Runner-Up Nate Schmidt.
• Finally... it’s a shame these guys don’t enjoy each other’s company at all.