Friday Caps Clips: Welcome, Campers!

Sep 23, 2022 - 11:00 AM

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Your savory breakfast link:

• Wrapping up our four-part preview of the 2022-23 Caps with some general thoughts on the season ahead. [Rink]
• Camp is officially underway! [Caps, WaPo, AP, WHN]
• The GM and head coach gave their first updates of camp, including injury news and thoughts on Day 1. [Caps video (MacLellan, Laviolette)]
• A lot of familiar faces and one brand new one also chatted with the media after their first day. [Caps video (Ovechkin, Backstrom, Wilson, Oshie, Eller, Kuemper, Carlson)]
• The Nicklas Backstrom update we’ve all been waiting for, even with a tinge of optimism. [WaPo, NHL]
• The Caps still feel the sting of playoff losses, and are hungry to get back on a winning track. [WHN, WashTimes]
• Breaking down the training camp roster and making some predictions about the upcoming season. [S&S]
• Alex Ovechkin isn’t worried about catching Gordie Howe or even Wayne Gretzky; he wants another shot at a Cup. [NHL]
• He may not be worried about it, but it’s on all of our minds - and it’s a big storyline heading into this year’s camp. [S&S]
• Previewing the season ahead for T.J. Oshie... [Peerless]
• ...and early predictions for Garnet Hathaway. [S&S]
• The first Super 16 rankings are in, and the Caps... made the cut. Barely. But whatever. [NHL]
• Three burning questions the Caps have to answer this preseason. [S&S]
• Finally, happy 71st birthday to Milan Novy!