Daily Washington Capitals news and notes: Season recaps and reviews, a former Cap looks to bring home a new championship and more.
Your savory breakfast links:
- Wrapping up the season for the one, the only, the GOAT himself… Alex Ovechkin. [Rink, RMNB]
- We’ve been watching the captain for 17 seasons now, and he’s scored many incredible goals in those seasons. Here are the best goals of each year. [Rink]
- Watching Andre Burakovsky score a big-time playoff goal against Tampa brought back great memories for Caps fans – but he’s looking to write his own story with the Avs. [WaPo]
- Season reviews for Dmitry Orlov and Michal Kempny… [Peerless (Orlov, Kempny)]
- …and Anthony Mantha… [S&S]
- …and then take a look at the season – and a peek at what the future holds – for goalie prospect Hunter Shepard. [NoVa Caps]
- Matt Irwin didn’t get a ton of playing time for the Caps last season, but he still made an impact on his teammates. [WHN]
- Who might the Caps be able to target from the Kings’ soon-to-be free agents? [THW]
- Finally, happy 45th birthday to Trent Whitfield, and happy 41st to Maxime Ouellet and Matt Hendricks!