Your savory breakfast links:
- Previews of tonight’s game against the Blueshirts from Vogs, Peerless, RtR and NHL.com, and be sure to check out our good buddy (and Tom Poti‘s #1 fan) Scotty Hockey and our SB Nation partner Blueshirt Banter for coverage from the other side of tonight’s match up.
- To refresh your memory, this is the fourth meeting between the Caps and Rangers on the season, with the Caps taking the last two games by 4-2 and 6-5 counts after dropping the first 4-3.
- Notes from Friday’s practice… [Dump n’ Chase, CI]
- … and from Saturday’s – looks as if Eric Belanger might be taking Brendan Morrison‘s spot on the second line. [@TarikElBashir]
- On Scott Walker and his Caps debut. [WaPo, CSN Washington]
- Mike Wise on the Caps’ deadline deals: “There is one other concern no one is talking about: [team chemistry.]” Yeah, no one’s talking about it, other than the Coach, the beat writer at your paper and just about everyone else that covers the team more than bi-monthly. [WaPo]
- Tom Boswell also weighs in on the deals. [WaPo]
- By the numbers, the Caps sure did help themselves on Wednesday. [Puck Prospectus]
- Is the Caps’ goaltending good enough? [RMNB]
- The Caps are awfully deep from a fantasy perspective as well (and that’s not a Brooks Laich reference, ladies – fantasy hockey). [ESPN]
- It sounds as if the Caps won’t be getting third jerseys any time soon. Standing ovation from my wallet (and perhaps my eyes). [Puck Drawn]
- A look at concussions in hockey, featuring Jamie Heward and a reference to “reckless superstar Alexander Ovechkin.” [Winnipeg Free Press]
- Speaking of slams from up north, Roy MacGregor had a good (and timely!) one yesterday. [Globe and Mail]
- Stan Kasten on the Winter Classic. [D.C. Sports Bog]
- Hotties for Alex! [Examiner]
- Good stuff on Brian Pothier. [Lord Stanley’s Blog, News & Observer]