Your savory breakfast links:
- Taking a closer look at what appears to be some excellent work done by Brian MacLellan, Ross Mahoney and their team in the first two rounds of the draft. [Rink, NoVa Caps, S&S]
- Free agency officially opens at noon, and there are some interesting names available. Does interesting equal right for the Caps? Well…we’ll find out. [NHL, USA Today, Sportsnet]
- The UFA pool has gotten a little bigger thanks to a some moderately surprising names being bought out and RFAs not receiving qualifying offers. [CBS Sports, THN, The Athletic ($), NoVa Caps]
- Three of the five Caps eligible for qualifying offers received them, including, unsurprisingly, defenseman Martin Fehervary. [NHL, NBCSW, WHN]
- Take a look at where each team stands when it comes to the salary cap right now. Belts are being tightened all over the place, folks. [Sporting News]
- On top of free agency, we’ve also got hockey action going on at Medstar, with the prospects hitting the ice for this year’s Development Camp. Get the lowdown here. [Caps]
- Get a peek at how Ryan Leonard’s interview with the Caps’ staff went at this year’s combine. [NBCSW]
- A few more grades and recaps for the Caps’ work at this week’s draft. [S&S, THW]
- Reviewing the 2022-23 campaign for Riley Sutter, and sneaking a peek at what the future could hold for the forward prospect. [NoVa Caps]
- Free agency is fun and all, but the Caps may have more luck upgrading via trade – and with that in mind, here are some dream trade scenarios. [S&S]
- What would it take to swing a trade for Alex DeBrincat from the Senators? [THN]
- Happy 65th birthday to John Barrett and happy 51st to Corey Hirsch, and Happy Canada Day to our neighbors to the north!
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