Your savory breakfast links:
- The Caps’ offseason moves have them trending… even. [USAToday]
- Alex Ovechkin on soccer, training (he’s not the only Russian Cap working out, btw), the Olympics and his mysterious tramp stamp. [Examiner.com]
- Ted Leonsis‘s Thursday night was much cooler than mine. [Ted’s Take]
- Four “no comments” from Anatoly Bardin on Michael Nylander. [Examiner.com]
- Speaking of Nylander, there’s an unconfirmed report (uncorroborated by photographic evidence) that he actually smiled recently. [Hockey! med Marie Hallman]
- Corsi Superstar Eric Fehr really is a stud with respect to that metric. [Objective NHL]
- In case you missed our post on it last week, Brendan Morrison is going to be putting his survival skills to the test for charity. [FanPost]
- Semyon Varlamov has plenty of Calder competition in 2009-10, but he’s certainly one of the pre-season favorites for the award. [Hockey’s Future]
- If you’re the type that gets worked up about video game ratings, this might set you off. [Post Game Heroes]
- Once upon a time John Carlson was a forward, and that foundation has helped his two-way game. [USA Hockey]
- David Steckel (who will be on EITM later this morning) is a third-liner on Team Illinois/Wisconsin, too. [Illegal Curve]
- If the Caps were a beer, they’d be Zlatorog (reviewed at the most excellent Beer Advocate here). [the 6th sens]
- Lose defensive zone draws and you’re playing with fire. [Puck Prospectus]
- Former Cap property Jared Aulin (who has something in common with a current Cap) is attempting a comeback. [Taking Note]
- Donald Brashear, a bunch of Flyers and Snoop. I don’t mind Snoop. [The700Level]
- Finally, Happy 37th Birthday to Corey Hirsch (lowest career GAA in Caps history) and Happy 53rd to Mike McEwen.