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Tuesday Caps Clips: PLD-pressing

The Caps lose PLD for an extended period of time, youth coaches gather at Medstar, and more in today’s Caps Clips.

Photo courtesy of the Washington Capitals

Your savory breakfast links:

  • Bad news out of Arlington yesterday, as we learned that the Capitals expect to be without Pierre-Luc Dubois for “an extended period of time”, although no word on surgery…yet. [Caps]
  • In slightly better injury news, Rasmus Sandin shed the no-contact jersey and was a full participant in yesterday’s practice. [RMNB]
  • Checking in with the coach and captain after practice out at Medstar. [Caps video (Carbery, Ovechkin), NHL, RMNB]
  • The Caps made a depth defensive move yesterday, sending Calle Rosen to St. Louis for Corey Schueneman. [Caps, AHL]
  • The team’s annual Coaches Day celebration brought almost 170 youth hockey coaches from around the DMV to Medstar to meet with the Caps’ staff. [Fox5]
  • This month is Hockey Fights Cancer month, and the Caps unveiled their HFC initiatives yesterday, culminating in Hockey Fights Cancer Night on November 22 vs. the Lightning. [Caps]
  • Finally, happy 47th birthday to Rick Berry!

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