Your savory breakfast links:

• Recaps and other assorted musings on last night's loss from us, Vogs, NHL.com (Rosen), WaPo (Carrera: blog, gamer), DCEx (McNally), Caps365 video (Boudreau, players), CSN Washington (Beninati), Frankovic, Peerless, OFB, RMNB, Puckhead, RLS, LIR, SB Nation DC, KOL and Hockey Independent.
• On last night's goalie shuffle. [CSN Washington (Masisak)]
• A look back on the first quarter of the season. [Inside Hockey, SB Nation DC, Box Seats]
• Yesterday was Bruce Boudreau's three-year anniversary behind the Caps' bench. [Dump 'n Chase, CI]
• Thoughts on the 24/7 preview. [D.C. Sports Bog, SB Nation DC]
• Gabby says Alexander Semin "was a work in progress last year" on the penalty kill, but "[n]ow he's a lot better at it." I didn't know you could do "better" than best. [ESPN (Burnside)]
• And here's another for the "Semin is enigmatic" file... [Too Many Men On The Site]
• Three for Three: Games 19-21. [RtR]
• Alex Ovechkin dancing - it just might get you through the day. [RMNB]
• Take a peek at Karl Alzner's crib. [FanShot]
• Blame... Pink? [Capitals Outsider]
• Checking in from Chocolatetown. [OFB]
• Bear Tracks! [LDN]
• Finally,happy 23rd - twenty-third - birthday to Nicklas Backstrom (honored with 23 pictures).