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Wednesday Caps Clips: Quarterfinal Day in Milan

The quarterfinal games get rolling in the men’s tourney in Milan, the Caps hit the ice for practice in Arlington and more in today’s Caps Clips.

Posted on by Becca
Photo courtesy of the Washington Capitals

Your savory breakfast links:

  • After yesterday’s playoff elimination games, the quarterfinal matchups are set and will all take place today to determine the medal rounds [NBC]:
    • Slovakia faces off with Germany at 6:10 a.m. ET. [NHL]
    • Team Canada gets set for a date with Czechia at 10:40 a.m. ET [Olympics, NHL]
    • Team USA takes on Sweden today at 3:00 p.m. ET [Olympics, NHL]
  • For Martin Fehervary, the Olympics are bittersweet as he’s had to leave girlfriend Natalia and new baby Anna back in the States – but he’s hoping to bring them both home a shiny souvenir. [NHL]
  • Meanwhile, back in Arlington, the boys were back on the ice – including Charlie Lindgren and Connor McMichael, who return to practice after being injured prior to the break. [RMNB]
  • Coach Carbery let the team handle their own practice today, but he did chat with the media after about their expectations down the stretch as well as his boys over in Milan. [Caps video]
  • Apparently Canada coach Jon Cooper chatted with Carbery about Tom Wilson and how best to use his new power forward. [RMNB]
  • The Caps took care of some of their goalie depth, re-signing Mitch Gibson to a new two-year deal. [Caps]
  • Finally, happy 28th birthday to Taylor Raddysh!
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