Caps Daily Brew: Offseason Continues, New SKA Coach Has Tough Words For Kuznetsov, Ovechkin's Vacation

Here's your daily dose of Capitals headlines.

Besides head coach Spencer Carbery winning the Jack Adams Award, the Washington Capitals are in the midst the dog days of the offseason, with the Stanley Cup Final in full swing and the team’s attention shifting toward its summer to-do list.

For Washington, there are multiple questions, including who will take over as the third-line center and where the team will add to bolster the scoring depth across the board.

Meanwhile, one of the team’s former centers in Evgeny Kuznetsov, who is looking for a new team after mutually terminating his KHL contract with SKA St. Petersburg, found himself facing some harsh criticism at the hands of SKA’s new bench boss.

Also in Russia, captain Alex Ovechkin left the country on Saturday to head to Turkey for a month of vacation time. Per MatchTV, he’ll meet with the president of the KHL during his vacation and will also start training for the upcoming season, with an emphasis on stretching.

Here’s your daily dose of Capitals headlines. The Daily Brew was put on pause this past week amid complications, but we’re back full-time.

Washington Capitals News, Notes & Links

- What the Capitals could do and all the options when it comes to filling the void at third-line center.

- Beyond adding forward depth, Washington should also consider bringing in another name to bolster the blue line — and here’s why and what options D.C. has.

- More on what new SKA coach Igor Larionov had to say about why Kuznetsov didn’t work out. He didn’t mince words.

- Another plug for this feature on the tight-knit Capitals and how faith and Charlie Lindgren brought the team closer together.

- On coach Spencer Carbery’s historic runaway Jack Adams win and his impact on Washington.