Tuesday Caps Clips: #Johnny4Norris

Your savory breakfast links:

• Congratulations to John Carlson, who was (unsurprisingly) announced as a first-time finalist for the Norris yesterday! [Rink (and more), Caps, Vogs, NHL, AP, CP, WaPo, NBCSW, WashTimes, NoVa Caps, RMNB, Caps Outsider, StarsandSticks]
• Hear from the man of the hour... [Rinkside Update/Carlson]
• ...and from the man of the hour and hopefully his two runners-up (on a call that reminds us pro athletes aren’t immune to video conferencing issues). [NHL video]
• It’s been 8 billion years since hockey was last played, so in case you forgot... Johnny be good:

• Oh, and also a reminder that the Caps won the Metropolitan Division. Woo hoo! [NBCSW]
• News and notes from Day 7 of training camp. [Caps video (Reirden, Dowd, Panik, Boyd), NoVa Caps]
• Travis Boyd talks about the potential opportunity of filling in for Lars Eller when he leaves to attend the birth of his son. [NoVa Caps]
• Count Nic Dowd as someone who was super excited to get back to hockey. [NoVa Caps]
• Buckle up, kids. This postseason is going to be one weird, wild ride. [WaPo]
• A strong (on paper) team and an unusual playoff format - could the Caps capture their second Cup in three years? [StarsandSticks, THW]
• Of course, they didn’t go into the pause on that high of a note, and Evgeny Kuznetsov thinks the team took their feet off the gas. [NBCSW]
• In the latest round of testing since camp began, just two players have had positive COVID test results. Turns out quarantining, masks, and frequent testing work, who knew? [NHL, PHT]
• BREAKING NEWS: The Caps’ round-robin game against Boston’s been moved from August 8 to August 9. Take a moment to process that excitement... and then carry on. [MassLive]
• A quartet of DC pro sports coaches talk about coaching and keeping their teams together during a pandemic. [NBCSW]
• Finally, happy 39th birthday to Timo Helbling.