Your savory breakfast links:
- Previews of tonight’s battle of the banged-up from Vogs, NHL.com, SB Nation DC, Peerless, RMNB, CRtC, hockey yelling and Sick Unbelievable, and be sure to check out our SB Nation partner PensBurgh for more coverage from the other side of tonight’s match-up.
- The Caps will be playing a rare “red-eye” game tonight. (Of course, the Pens played last night…) [Dump ‘n Chase]
- The rivalry, it is a-wanin’. [WaPo, DSP, Sick Unbelievable]
- Tomas Kundratek recalled? Tomas Kundratek recalled. [WaPo, WashTimes, DCEx]
- Kid can sure rock a New Year’s sweater. [LDN]
- As well as his Czech Extraliga Oceláři Třinec and Czech national team jerseys. [YouTube]
- He can also rock other Czechs when necessary. [YouTube]
- And a bit more on Kundratek. [hockey yelling]
- The road has been unfriendly to the Caps, a fact that we can mercifully sorta ignore for the next week or so. [WashTimes, WaPo]
- There’s been a lot of “one step forward, one step back” with this team of late, and that, simply put, will not cut it. [WaPo]
- Remember when Mike Knuble would receive more attention on the ice than off it? Good times. [WashTimes]
- Some Caps-specific chalk talk from Bourne and friends. [Backhand Shelf (and again)]
- Is Alex Ovechkin worthy of an All Star selection? [The Star (Cox, y’all), DSP]
- Which Caps are providing the most bang for the buck? [Caps Degenerate]
- Bruce Boudreau on the straw that stirs the Caps drink and more. [ESPN, WashTimes]
- Evgeny Kuznetsov is the next one. Or something. [WTOP, NHL.com]
- A look at the Caps’ minor league prospects (not all of whom are minor leaguers at present)… [HF]
- … Braden Holtby is, though, and he’s still a hot commodity. [The Goalie Guild]
- Remembering Ron Caron. [Frankovic]
- Finally, happy 47th birthday to Tim Bergland.