Daily Washington Capitals news and notes: Protas continues to make his case, the Bears open their camp, and more.
Your savory breakfast links:
- After playing in each preseason games – and getting time at all three forward positions – Aliaksei Protas is showing off his hard work and potentially forcing some tough decisions. [WaPo, NBCSW]
- Hear from the big man himself, and his coach, after yesterday’s practice. [Caps video (Protas, Laviolette, Caps365)]
- A good partnership in net is important, and the Caps’ two new goaltenders have already formed a close bond. [WHN]
- Burning questions facing the Caps heading into the 2022-23 season. [THN]
- A lot of “experts” have the Caps narrowly missing the postseason. Maybe they will, maybe they won’t… but pushed out by the Islanders? Ha. [Sporting News]
- The Hershey Bears kicked off their training camp yesterday, with a new coach at the helm and their eyes on making another Calder Cup run. [CBS21, ABC27, PennLive]
- The most beautiful jersey in the world will get put to use 10 times – not enough, but whatevs – this season. [Caps]
- One of the Caps helped a young cancer survivor meet Alex Ovechkin after Saturday night’s game. N’awww. [RMNB]
- Finally, happy 41st birthday to Justin Williams!