Monday Caps Clips: Touchdown in T.O.

Your savory breakfast links:

• Meet your 2020 playoff Capitals! [@capitals, NBCSW, StarsandSticks]
• Rosters set, the Caps (along with the other 11 Eastern Conference teams) took off for Toronto yesterday.

• Once they touched down, the players found that health and safety protocols were the top priority in both hub cities. [NHL]
• Four months after a somewhat disappointing regular season came to a close, the Caps look to ramp things back up with tighter defense. [WaPo]
• Asterisk or not, this could be the toughest postseason challenge yet. [AP]
• Previewing the four Eastern Conference teams who will take part in the round-robin qualifier to determine final seeding. [NHL]
• One storyline and one player to keep an eye on for each of the Eastern teams. [The Score]
• Breaking down the chances for each of the Metro Division teams to capture the Cup. [LWoH]
• Five burning questions facing the Caps ahead of the playoffs. [NoVa Caps]
• Happy 56th birthday to Dennis Smith, happy 74th to John Adams, and happy 51st to Jason Woolley.
• Let the countdown begin...