Your savory breakfast links:
- The Caps traveled almost 5000 miles, crossed international borders, spanned time zones and all they got was this lousy t-shirt. And four points. [WaPo, CSNW]
- A few leftover notes from Monday’s loss in Vancouver. [WaPo, CSNW, Vancouver Sun (and blog), Nucks Misconduct]
- So, uh, Karl Alzner might have gotten away with a little something on Monday. [TSN, Vancouver Sun]
- Just how bad is the Metropolitan Division, anyway? (Hint… it’s really, really bad. More like MetropLOLitan, amirite?) [Sportsnet, In Lou We Trust, Peerless]
- Marcus Johansson is not pulling his weight on the top line. Yeah… he’s only tied for fourth in the League in assists, the slacker. Why so low, Marcus? Why?? [Yahoo!]
- Speaking of the top line, they were dinged up pretty badly in Vancouver. Maybe it’s time for the Caps to have a legit shut-down line. [CSNW]
- It’s been asked many a time, but “what the heck is wrong with the Caps?” is still a legit question. And still has no answer. [ESPN (Custance)]
- But there’s no question that Grabo is still fabbo. [TSN]
- You’ve probably heard the hype about tracking zone entries (ya big nerd); now check out what players might think of them. [Backhand Shelf]
- 100 things you need to know heading into the Sochi Olympics, which are – wait for it – 100, er, 99 days away! [ESPN]
- CSN’s Rob Carlin talks local sports, including the Caps and why their offense has been unimpressive so far this season. [WNST]
- Live by the power play, well… you know the rest. [Nosebleeds]
- At just 19 years old, Tom Wilson is carving out a role with the Caps. A very, very small one. [Freep]
- Checking in on the prospects:
- Between Caps’ goalie prospect Philipp Grubauer and veteran backup David Leggio, the Bears may have the makings of an elite goalie tandem. [THW]
- The Reading Royals will host a hockey game on the day before Halloween. And because minor leagues can’t resist the lure of holiday-themed jerseys… this thing happened. [Puck Daddy]
- 2013 draft pick Madison Bowey does a quick Twitter Q&A. [Kelowna Rockets (h/t sk84fun_dc)]
- Finally, happy 36th birthday to Ivan Ciernik, happy 30th to Sean Collins, happy 46th to Pat Elynuik, and happy 60th to Ron Lalonde.