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Thursday Caps Clips: Big PLD Energy

Jan 8, 2025; Washington, District of Columbia, USA; Washington Capitals left wing Pierre-Luc Dubois (80) scores the game-winning overtime goal on Vancouver Canucks goaltender Kevin Lankinen (32) at Capital One Arena. Mandatory Credit: Geoff Burke-Imagn Images

Your savory breakfast links:

  • Luke and Greg break down a thrilling WJC for Caps fans in the latest episode of Japers’ Rink Radio. [JRR]
  • Recaps and other assorted musings on last night’s win from us, Vogs, Caps video (Carbery, Thompson, PLD, Roy), NHL, AP, Reuters, WaPo, Province, THN, NoVa Caps, and RMNB.
  • Checking in on some of the most surprising NHL netminders at the halfway point of the season. [SI]
  • Caps prospect Andrew Cristall was the key piece in a blockbuster trade that found the high-scoring forward head from Kelowna to Spokane. [CHL, SWX]
  • Coach Carbery is getting impatient with his team’s recent struggles. Hear, hear. [THN]
  • Thoughts on the Caps’ success and their plans for Ryan Leonard. [NHL]
  • Leonard was the headliner on a long list of Caps’ prospects who had really great WJC performances. [WaPo, THW]
  • Tom Wilson: Elite? [RMNB]
  • Happy 67th birthday to Dwayne Lowdermilk, happy 58th to Jamie Huscroft, and happy 29th to Vítek Vaněček!
  • Finally…let’s have a peek at a happy locker room, shall we?

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