Your savory breakfast links:

• The Caps get a big victory heading into the break - a sign of things to come? [WashTimes, WashTimes]
• A eulogy for Sid vs. Alex.... [Toronto Star (yes, Cox)]
• ... more suspension/All-Star hubbub leftovers... [WaPo, KOL, Edmonton Journal, STL Post-Dispatch, RMNB]
• ... and redemption. [Peerless]
• Is a list that rates Nicklas Backstrom as the 94th-best player in the League worth giving page views? Your call. [ESPN]
• Toss an old hat, get a deal on a new one. Win-win. [D.C. Sports Bog]
• Finally, everything you wanted (and didn't want) to know about Matt Hendricks ' split ear. Ew. [Dump 'n Chase, Puck Daddy, WaPo, PHT, ]