Your savory breakfast links:
- The wait is over: take a look at the organization’s best 5 players under 25. [Rink]
- The Washington Capitals announced their Street Hockey Extravaganza event coming this November, in tribute to tournaments the team hosted in the 1970s. [Caps (and again), S+S, NVM, FFX Now,
- Catch up on media availability from yesterday’s practice in Columbus. [Caps video (Coach Carbery, Dowd, Lindgren), RMNB]
- The Caps added six skaters this summer, and all of them have fit into the lineup seamlessly. [WaPo ($)]
- See where the Capitals ended up on Sean McIndoe’s annual preseason tier predictions. [Athletic ($)]
- The Caps have a lot of unanswered questions as the preseason comes to a close. [THN]
- Those questions include who gets the final lineup spots—here are three players who could make the cut and one who might not. [Yardbarker]
- One of the many training camp battles, and perhaps one of the most unexpected, is Jakub Vrana and Andrew Cristall. [WHN]
- Several players across the league could hit major milestones this season, but fans in DC will be particularly invested in the first one on this list. [NHL]
- Relive Washington’s 1994-1995 season, which featured a stellar rookie goalie and a crushing postseason loss. [NoVa Caps]
- Finally, happy 43rd birthday to the one and only Mr. Game Seven aka Justin Williams!