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Wednesday Caps Clips: Flaming Out

The Caps’ offense dries up against the Flames…except for the big man, who notched 883. That and more in today’s Caps Clips.

Photo courtesy of the Washington Capitals

Your savory breakfast links:

  • Recaps and other assorted musings on last night’s loss from us, Vogs, Caps video (Carbery, Ovechkin, Carlson, Eller), NHL, AP, Reuters, WaPo, THN, NoVa Caps, RMNB, and FlamesNation.
  • It went into the books as a loss, but at least Alex Ovechkin scored a goal, putting him just 12 away from breaking the record and giving him his 19th 30-goal season. Unreal. [NHL, AP]
  • The question no longer should be whether the Caps can keep up with the NHL’s best, but whether the rest of the NHL can keep up with them. [WaPo]
  • Alex Ovechkin is going to go down as the greatest goal-scorer to this point – but he’s so much more than goals. [THN]
  • That said…we do still care about the goals, as does the NHL, as they’ve started rejiggering the TV schedule to get more Caps’ games on national broadcasts. [Caps, Awful Announcing]
  • No, the Presidents’ Trophy is not cursed, and yes, the Caps should try to win it. [RMNB]
  • Finally, happy 73rd birthday to Larry Bolonchuk!

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