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Thursday Caps Clips: Capitals vs. Bruins Preseason Game Day

The Caps return home to host the Bruins in their penultimate preseason game, storylines for the upcoming season, and more in today’s Caps Clips.

Oct 12, 2022; Washington, District of Columbia, USA; Washington Capitals center Dylan Strome (17) and Boston Bruins defenseman Brandon Carlo (25) follows the puck in front of Bruins goaltender Linus Ullmark (35) at Capital One Arena. Mandatory Credit: Geoff Burke-USA TODAY Sports

Your savory breakfast links:

  • Previewing tonight’s preseason home opener against the Bruins, featuring the preseason debut of the captain himself, from Vogs and THN.
  • Also making his preseason debut will be Martin Fehervary, who the Capitals will be relying upon to boost their defense this season (and for the foreseeable future). [THW]
  • The roster got another little trim yesterday, with the Caps placing four players on waivers to assign them to Hershey and sending goalie Garin Bjorklund straight to the Bears. [THN]
  • Keeping an eye on some of the upcoming milestones that could be ahead in 2025-26. [NHL]
  • Previewing the Caps’ upcoming season, as they look to repeat – and even improve on – last year’s 111-point performance. [AP]
  • The sudden absence of Monumental Sports Network from a couple of streaming services has sent local fans scrambling for other options to watch the Caps. [Monumental, WaPo, Sporting News]
  • The times, they could be a-changing in the Metro Division at some point…but for now the old guard is still (sort of) running the show. [AP]
  • Digging into the fight for roster spots between a trio of hopefuls for the Caps. [THW]
  • 11 people, on and off the ice, who will define the 2025-26 NHL season. [The Score]
  • Power rankings plus one significant storyline for each of the 32 teams. [THN]
  • What does Alex Ovechkin’s next chapter look like with the Caps, whenever that time may come? [THW]
  • Finally, please enjoy watching this team of skilled athletes try to fold a fitted sheet…while wearing hockey gloves:

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