Your savory breakfast links:

• Previews of tonight's clash with the Canucks from Vogs, NHL.com (Masisak), The Province, Globe and Mail, Nucks Examiner, Montreal Gazette, SB Nation DC, Peerless, RMNB, Capitals Outsider, RtR and CRtC, and be sure to check out our SB Nation partner The Nucks Misconduct for more coverage from the other side of tonight's match-up.
• Notes and assorted whatnot from yesterday's practice:
  • In general. [Caps365 video (Boudreau, Players), RtR]
  • Mike Green is almost certainly out tonight... [CW (Whyno)]
    
  • ... but George McPhee doesn't sound too concerned. [CI (Carrera), CW (Whyno)]
  • Tomas Vokoun, however, is in, as in "in net." [CW (Whyno)]
  • The Caps and Canucks have mutual respect. [CW (Whyno)]
  • Related: Tires, pumped. [WashTimes (Whyno)]
  • Dissension on the line! Oh noes! [Caps Overtime]
  • A Russian spy, or something. [@Canuckoff]
• Not ones to worry about the trees in Edmonton, the Caps can see the forest. [WashTimes (Whyno)]
• Nonetheless, pour a little out for that win streak. [WashTimes (Whyno)]
  
• Troy Brouwer is to the power play what hamburger helper is to ground beef. [CSNW (Gormley)]
• Eight games in, some truths are emerging. [Daily Caller (McErlain)]
• A sophomore slump for John Carlson?  We're taking the under. [Globe and Mail (Gordon)]
• On the captain and his twigs. [RtR]
  
• Bruce Boudreau on LaVar and Dukes. [106.7 the Fan (audio)]
  
• and on his peers that he admires. [CSNW (video)]
  
• Vansterdam memories. [Dump 'n Chase]
  
• Finally, happy 33rd birthday to Chris Corrinet, happy 67th to Stan Gilbertson, and a very happy 52nd to Hall of Famer Mike Gartner.