Saturday Caps Clips: New Faces

Your savory breakfast links:

• Much has changed for the Caps since June of 2018 - so have the changes been good, bad, or a mix? [Rink]
• Celebrations, congratulations, and a breakdown of Alex Ovechkin’s 709th goal, moving him into sole possession of seventh place all-time. [Caps video (Gartner congrats, one-on-one with Gartner), S&S]
• As the pandemic’s impact on the NHL starts to be more widespread, the league is scrambling to adjust guidelines in the hope of keeping it at bay. [WaPo]
• Early season surprises and disappointments. [PHT]
• The NHL’s point system is already making standings tight this season... and don’t expect that to change as it goes on. [WaPo]
• Using Goals Above Replacement (GAR) to assess the team’s forwards and defensemen through the first 11 games. [NoVa Caps]
• Looking at the Caps’ depth and other pressing matters of DC hockey. [NBCSW]
• A look at how some of the team’s new guys are settling in with the Caps so far this season. [NoVa Caps]
• At 43 years old, Zdeno Chara continues to defy his age. [106.7 The Fan]
• Stingrays’ color commentator Nick Harvey is living out his lifetime dream. [Caps Outsider]
• Baltimore respiratory therapist and diehard Caps fan Vicki White got the good news direct from Tom Wilson that she’ll be honored by the Caps at tomorrow’s game. [Baltimore Sun]
• A few leftovers from Thursday night’s loss in New York. [Caps, RMNB, S&S]
• Finally, happy 67th birthday to Bob Sirois.