Your savory breakfast links:
- Recaps and other assorted musings on last night’s win from us, AP, NHL.com, WaPo (Carrera: blog, gamer), Caps365 video (Boudreau, players), CSN Washington (Beninati), Frankovic, Peerless, RMNB, OFB, StC, SB Nation DC, KOL, Capitals News Network and RLS.
- Previews of this evening’s showdown with the Stars from Caps.com, Stars.com, NHL.com (Kresier), Peerless, and RLS, and be sure to check out our SB Nation partner Defending Big D for more coverage from the other side of tonight’s match up.
- Scott Hannan skates, speak. [Dump n’ Chase, CI]
- Marcus Johansson is coming along rather nicely. [CSN Washington (Masisak)]
- According to Forbes, the Caps are the NHL’s 16th-most valuable franchise (up from 20th last time around)… [Forbes]
- … even though they were one of last year’s six-biggest money losers. [Forbes]
- I can buy George McPhee as the seventh-best general manager “for the buck.” What I can’t accept is slotting him two spots behind Don Waddell (who is no longer Atlanta’s GM anyhoo). [Forbes]
- The “Countdown to the Classic” has begun… [NHL.com]
- … GMGM is on board… [NHL.com (Rosen)]
- … and here’s Part II of the interview with HBO Sports’ prez. [NHL.com (Rosen)]
- P.J. Stock has David Steckel among his “top studs for their $.” Methinks this may have caused irreparable damage (and if everyone in Toronto thinks that way, perhaps GMGM should give his buddy Burkie a call). [CBC (Stock)]
- Chattin’ up Alex Ovechkin about the DVD. [ESPN (Wilkie)]
- Alright, one last look at Movember ‘staches. Promise. [Caps Snaps]
- Bruce Boudreau will be the keynote speaker at the AHL Hall of Fame Induction Ceremony in Hershey over AHL All-Star Weekend. [AHL.com]
- Checking in on prospect Garrett Mitchell. [Rink Rebel]