Preparing for the Blues and final round of cuts, residue from another preseason loss in Carolina, Trotz speaks with media about the Capitals’ offensive woes and the self-pity associated with playoffs and more in this evening’s Capitals links: 

CAPITALS

👉 Capitals PR Today. (Capitals)

👉 Caps Fall to Canes in Carolina, 3-1. (Mike Vogel/Capitals)

👉 Postgame Notebook: Canes 3, Caps 1 (Mike Vogel/Capitals)

👉 Kuznetsov taking on more responsibility with Capitals. (NHL)

👉 Capitals Defenseman Brooks Orpik could Start season back in Capitals top two pairs. (Washington Post)

👉 Coach Trotz’ media session following practice today. (Capitals)

👉 Washington Capitals Practice Schedule: 10/1 Through 10/15. (NoVa Caps)

👉 Thumbs up, thumbs down: Smith-Pelly, Vrana rise to the occasion in critical preseason game. (CSNMA)

👉 Photos from training camp this morning at Kettler. (NoVa Caps)

👉 Trotz urges Capitals to ‘quit with the self pity’ after playoff disappointment. (CSNMA)

👉 NHL Season Preview: Washington Capitals. (The Athletic) 💰

👉 With one preseason game left, Trotz is still searching for the right mix. (CSNMA)

👉 Game rosters and notes for Capitals at Blues. (Capitals)

👉 Advanced stats for the Capitals 3-1 loss to Carolina. (NoVa Caps)

👉 Rinkside update: John Walton chats with Taylor Chorney. (John Walton)

👉 Rinkside report: A slow preseason for the Caps. (CSNMA)

👉 Oates trying to help kids stay on the ice. (NHL)

👉 Vegas Golden Knights: Expansion Draft Washington Capitals. (Fansided)

👉 All of the morning clips from Japers Rink tight here.

AROUND THE LEAGUE

👉 Hischier top preseason choice for Calder Trophy. (NHL)

👉 Statistics site Corsica has released Corsica 2.0 (Corsica)

👉 2017-2018 Seaaon Preview: Ottawa Senators (Daily Faceoff)

👉 Top 21 trading cards of the NHL’s 21-team era. (Sportsnet)

👉 ‘The Mighty Ducks’ to air on NHL Network with bonus features. (NHL)

👉 Sharks ready for one final cup chance. (Yahoo Sports)

👉 Aaltonen, Fehr ready to take advantage of last chance to impress. (TSN)

👉 Preview and predictions for all 31 teams. (ESPN)

FAN PIC OF THE DAY

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CAPITALS ON SOCIAL MEDIA

Waiting on papa Ovi to eat. 🙂 (@nastyashubskaya) pic.twitter.com/TBIELoRrAp

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@andreburakovsky erring ready to go to work this morning at @kettlericeplex . @joe_noyes_photography Photos from the last day of training camp up on our site. #Capitals #Caps #RockTheRed LetsGoCaps #Burakovsky

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Carrying on the memory of a great man all season long. We know you’ll be watching Ken (Hatt) #HBH

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