Let's hit the links:

• WaPo's game file and blog, WaTi's gamer and blog.
• I'm not sure how wearing a dude's t-shirt with the word "respect" written on it signifies that a feud is still brewing, but I wasn't on the scene. [Capitals Insider]
• Alex Ovechkin is "the greatest talent the league has ever seen," and that's not some Caps' fanboy saying it, it's one of hockey's best-respected journos, Kevin Paul Dupont. [New England Hockey Journal]
• I'll take the "Boudreau Effect" over the "Keenan Effect" (i.e. recycling) any day. [The Hockey News]
  
• Power rankings for the week have the Caps holding at fifth at The Sporting News, TSN.ca and FOX Sports.com, fourth at CBSSports.com and ninth at Yahoo! Sports, and down four to ninth at The Hockey News, down one to fifth at SI.com, down two to fifth at ESPN.com, and up one to fourth at Sportsnet.ca.
  
• Scott Burnside is on the "Mike Green for Norris" bandwagon. [ESPN]
• Even with ticket prices going up, the Caps still make for a relatively cheap date. [From the Rink]
• Apparently Michal Neuvirth's agent is none other than former first overall pick Patrik Stefan, meaning that negotiating Neuvy's next deal should be about as easy as scoring on an empty net. I don't even know what that's supposed to mean. [ESPN]
• If I was still in college, I'd probably think this custom Caps' beer pong table as pretty cool. But I'm out of college, so I think it's very cool. [Caps message board]
• A gratuitous shot of one of AO's exes. [Alex Ovetjkin]
• A summit between Caps and Pens fans to try to understand each other. Nobel-worthy stuff. [VftCS]
• Furries + hockey. You've been warned. [CK]
• Alexandre Giroux is the first player to score 50 goals for the Bears in a season in more than two decades. Granted, most guys don't get a chance to score 50 goals at the AHL level, but still. [Lebanon Daily News]
• Speaking of Hershey, they're diggin' Staffan Kronwall down there. [Lebanon Daily News]
• More brackets? Yeah, but these are hockey brackets, so they're actually fun. Go enter as a "thank you" to WCHB for this FanPost. [WCHB]
• Career suicide is funny. [TBL]