Your savory breakfast links:

• Previews of and thoughts on tonight's melee with Montreal (which follows a nice night of out-of-town help) from Vogs, NHL.com, Peerless, RMNB and CRtC, and be sure to check out our SB Nation partner Habs Eyes On The Prize for more coverage from the other side of tonight's match-up.
• Notes and assorted whatnot from yesterday out at Kettler:
  • In general. [Caps365 video (Rinkside Update, Hunter, Neuvirth, Holtby, Beagle), WaPo, WashTimes, CSNW (and video), 106.7 The Fan]
  • Will he or won't he? All eyes are on Nicklas Backstrom. [Caps365 (video), WaPo, WashTimes, DCEx, 106.7 The Fan, CSNW]
    
• Some leftovers regarding Matt Hendricks and that thrilling Thursday night win in Beantown. [CSNW, Backhand Shelf]
• All of Hendy's shootout goals, all in one place. Aw, yeah. [CSNW (video)]
• The League decided that five-and-a-game was enough punishment for Jason Chimera's questionable hit on Adam McQuaid. [DCEx]
• Looks like it's on the kid 'tenders for now. [WashTimes, CSNW, WaPo]
• Is Alexander Semin a $6-million man? [WaPo, RtR]
• It's time for Dale Hunter to release the hounds. [KOL]
  
• Jay Beagle was a guest on NHL Live yesterday... [Caps365 (video)]
• ... and Karl Alzner did his weekly hit on LaVar and Dukes. [106.7 The Fan (audio)]
• A little primetime love for the boys in red. [DC Sports Bog]
• Note from Friday's practice up in Hershey... [Patriot-News]
• ... where they're about to clinch a playoff berth. [Patriot-News]
• Finally, happy 52nd birthday to Jim McTaggart and happy 59th to Gord Lane.