Your savory breakfast links:
- Previews and sorta-previews of preseason game #3 coming soon (maybe), and be sure to check out our SB Nation partner, Second City Hockey, for more coverage from the other side of tonight’s match-up.
- Notes and assorted whatnot from out at Kettler:
- In general. [Caps365 video (Boudreau), Caps Overtime, Peerless, @kathrynhockey (pics)]
- The time for decision making is upon us. Or rather, upon Bruce Boudreau. [CI (Carrera)]
- With that in mind, we bid adieu for now to Brandon Anderson and Philipp Grubauer … [CW (Whyno)]
- … and welcome The Tomas Vokoun Era to Caps hockey, as Vokes gets the nod to start his first game tonight. Giggity. [CI (Carrera), DCEx (McNally)]
- Camp battles update:
- The carousel of first line right wings makes another revolution. Introducing the Ward 8 Line. [DCEx (McNally, and again), CI (El-Bashir), CW (Whyno), WTOP (Raby)]
- The first line center position has been remarkably stable this training camp. But what could that mean for Nicklas Backstrom? [CSN Washington (Gormley), CW (Whyno)]
- There’s quite the competition for third line center. [WashTimes (Whyno)]
- Just ask Cody Eakin and Mathieu Perreault. [NHL.com (Masisak)]
- And that final forward roster spot has plenty of suitors. [WashTimes (Whyno)]
- Thoughts on the old man of the bunch. [Peerless, CRtC]
- A(nother) Semin defense, with #fancystats. [Imbroglioh]
- A chip off the old Bourque. [Montreal Gazette (Cowan), Capitals Voice (audio)]
- Troy Brouwer brings size, skill, versatility, and a Stanley Cup ring. [KoL]
- Braden Holtby mixes it up in camp this year… [CW (Whyno)]
- …and the great Hockey Diaries crew gifts us with more content from Holtby and Matt Hendricks. [@mediachameleon (video, audio)]
- Christian Hanson embraces his dad’s legacy. [CSN Washington (Gormley)]
- Hershey head coach Mark French is super pumped about Dmitry Orlov… [RMNB]
- …and Dima gets a chance to respond. [RMNB]
- Party. Tomorrow. Go. [RSVP]
- Finally, happy #60 to #66… Milan Novy.