Your savory breakfast links:
- A season that started with low expectations ended with a deafening silence – but the stuff in between gives us hope for next year and beyond. [WaPo, SI]
- A few leftovers from Game 5. [RMNB, S&S]
- Reflecting on a tough loss – how it happened and what’s next for the Capitals. [NHL, THN-WSH, THN]
- The Caps sent a few players back to Hershey to help the Bears in their playoff pursuit… [Caps, Bears, PennLive]
- …which unfortunately started with a 3-2 loss in Game 1 to the Checkers. [Bears]
- Get the skinny on the Bears’ second-round series, which continues tonight in Charlotte. [NoVa Caps]
- Looking ahead to the future, the Caps have officially signed 2022 draft pick Ryan Chesley to an entry-level deal. [Caps]
- Looking further ahead to the future, a look at what each team’s biggest need is ahead of next month’s draft. [ESPN]