Your greasy hangover-curing savory breakfast links:
- Previews of tonight’s (we hope) Winter Classic match-up with the Pens from Vogs, CSN Washington (Masisak), USA Today (Allen), Peerless, PHT, Insider2, WC2010, RtR, KOL and PensBurgh, and be sure to check out our SB Nation partner PensBurgh for more coverage from the other side of tonight’s (we hope) match-up.
- Notes and assorted whatnot from yesterday’s practice. [Caps365 video (Boudreau, players), CI, ESPN, OFB, Caps Snaps (pics, pics), Caps.com (pics)]
- On Bruce Boudreau‘s tough decisions for tonight. [CSN Washington (Masisak)]
- One decision has been made: it’s Varly in net. [WaPo (El=Bashir)]
- Ten reasons to love the Winter Classic. [Puck Daddy]
- Why the delay in today/tonight’s start time is a good thing. [Puck The Media, PHT]
- Mike Green made the family skate memorable. [NHL.com (Masisak), RMNB, RMNB, Caps Snaps (pics from the skate)]
- Jay Beagle and Mathieu Perreault are ready. [Patriot-News (Leone)]
- Tonight’s technology. [FanHouse]
- The WC isn’t just for the fans. [Puck Daddy]
- How to stop Alex Ovechkin. [Tribune-Review]
- The Caps bring their new style to Pittsburgh. [SB Nation DC]
- Delayed start = New Year’s Eve partying. So says Ovi. [FanHouse (Botta)]
- As for the fans’ New Year’s Eve festivities, they were, well, festive. [D.C. Sports Bog, OFB]
- Perception vs. Reality on Sid and Alex. [PHT]
- Alexander Semin speaks. Seriously. [RMNB]
- Ovechkin to the Devils? [D.C. Sports Bog]
- Pittsburgh’s obsession with Ovi knows no end. [Post-Gazette]
- AO’s WC skates. [D.C. Sports Bog]
- Winter Classic Confidential (a.k.a. ask a bunch of obvious questions and see what answers you get). [ESPN]
- Recaps and other assorted musings from the Alumni Game. [CI, CI, Empty Netters, PHT, Puck Daddy, CI, OFB, RMNB, Capitals Outsider]
- The circus is mercifully about to leave town. [DCEx (McNally)]
- One area in which the Caps have “a clear edge” over the Pens? Quality of organizational depth. [Puck Prospectus ($)]
- 2010’s Top 11 Hershey Bears moments. [SHoE]
- Reminder: for all the latest news today, be sure to check our “What We’re Reading” sidebar on the front page of the site and our Tweet Tweeters page.