Caps Clips

Thursday Caps Clips

Daily Washington Capitals news and notes: Carlson’s 2019-20 campaign gets wrapped up, Reirden heads back to Pittsburgh, and more.

By Becca H@BeccaH_JR Sep 3, 2020, 7:00am EDT

NHL: APR 11 Stanley Cup Playoffs First Round - Hurricanes at Capitals

Your savory breakfast links:

Wrapping up the 2019-20 season for Norris Trophy Finalist John Carlson... [Rink, RMNB]
...and for Lars Eller. [Peerless]
Welp, Todd Reirden’s unemployment lasted about a week, as the Caps’ former head coach is headed back to the Penguins as an assistant. [NHL, WaPo, AP, The Score, Pensburgh]
Just gonna drop this quote here for the humor:

Todd Reirden on Jack Johnson: "To me, you have Jack Johnson, who I think had a decent year this year. He, I think, fits in as a nice third-pairing D-man." #Pens
— Wes Crosby (@OtherNHLCrosby) September 2, 2020

Breaking down the Caps’ top-three needs this offseason. [StarsandSticks]
Finally, happy 61st birthday to Greg Theberge, happy 74th to Gerry Meehan, and happy 45th to Cristobal Huet.