Your savory game-day links:
- The preseason officially gets underway for your Washington Capitals as the good guys host the Flyers this afternoon at Capital One Arena. [Vogs]
- Here’s who will be rocking the red for the team’s first preseason action, with the youths certainly taking center stage. [WaPo, S&S]
- And here’s the Flyers’ roster, which is certainly a collection of names of people. [Flyers]
- News, notes, and updates from camp yesterday. [Caps video (Carbery, Duhaime, Parascak, Muggli), THN]
- Lines for today’s preseason matinee aside, the first few days of camp are starting to show where Coach Carbery’s mind is at for his forward lines this year. [RMNB]
- Promised nothing but a chance when he signed a PTO earlier this summer, Jakub Vrana is hoping to claim one of those forward spots for himself, back where it all started. [WaPo]
- Ethan Bear opens up about his time in the Player Assistance Program last year, his mental health, and feeling like himself for the first time in a long time. [THN]
- Alex Ovechkin talks about his legacy in DC and more as he prepares for his 20th NHL campaign. [DC News Now]
- Scoping out the top prospects to keep an eye on over the next few weeks out at Medstar. [CP]
- Finally, happy 65th birthday to Harvie Pocza!