Friday Caps Clips: Bye Bye, Bye

Your savory breakfast links:

• Vacation’s over, and the boys were back on the ice yesterday with some new lines, and still no Tom Wilson or Nic Dowd (although both skated pre-practice). [WHN, NoVa Caps]
• Peter Laviolette, the two newly re-signed Caps, and a few others talked to the media after their first post-bye week practice. [Caps video (Caps365, Laviolette, Strome, Milano)]
• Exciting news from the team, announcing that playoff hero Devante Smith-Pelly will be back to drop the puck as part of the Caps’ Black History Month celebration. DSP! [Caps, NBCSW]
• Handing out rankings of power along with reasons to love each team, which must be quite a stretch for some of the vile, heinous teams floating around the NHL. [Sportsnet]
• Taking a look at another defenseman who could be available and a viable trade option for the Caps in Anaheim’s Dmitry Kulikov. [THW]
• The Caps’ goaltenders are two of the best in the league at limiting rebound shot attempts. [NoVa Caps]
• Boston blueliner Jake DeBrusk won’t face the Caps tomorrow - not because of injury, but because his flight yesterday from Edmonton was...cancelled? Hmm. Odd. [98.5]
• How have Caps’ prospects fared during the Brian MacLellan era? [NoVa Caps]
• There will be kids aplenty at Cap One this Sunday, as the team’s home game against the Sharks has been designated Youth Hockey Day. [Caps, WUSA9]
• Things are coming along down at Carter-Finley Stadium ahead of next weekend’s Stadium Series game:

• Speaking of that outdoor game, if you didn’t get your ticket yet, well...you may be out of luck, as it’s sold out and has been for quite some time. [Axios]
• Finally, happy 25th birthday to Axel Jonsson-Fjallby!