Your savory breakfast links:
- Previews of tonight’s visit from the Islanders from Vogs, NHL.com, AP and Peerless, and be sure to check out our good pals over at Lighthouse Hockey for the other side of tonight’s matchup.
- The big news from yesterday’s thrilling trade deadline was the deal swung by George McPhee at the last minute to send prospect Filip Forsberg to Nashville for Martin Erat and Michael Latta. [Caps, Dump n’ Chase, NHL.com (and again), ESPN, Puck Daddy, Yahoo! and again), SB Nation, WaPo (and blog), WashTimes, DCEx, CSNW, Frankovic, NBCW, BHS, PHT (and again), DSP, dcsportsdork, BrooksLaichyear, DC Pro Sports Report, RMNB, RtR, Caps Outsider, Tennessean, Fox Sports TN, Dobber]
- Strangely enough, there were some opinions about the move (both negative and positive)… [Puck Daddy, Yahoo!, ESPN, Caps Basketball, OtF, RMNB, F St Faithful]
- …and McPhee gave his side of the story… [Monumental Video, ESPN, CSNW, DSP, RMNB]
- …while the newest Cap chatted with the media about his desire to play for the Caps. [Caps (audio), WaPo]
- The trade didn’t just add to the Caps’ forward ranks; with the addition of center Latta, the Hershey Bears get a little help up front as well. [PennLive, Admirals]
- The second biggest news of the day was the trade that didn’t happen, as it looks like Mike Ribeiro is stuck with us for at least a little longer. He totally called it. [Monumental, NHL.com, WaPo, CSNW, WashTimes, PHT]
- Buying at the deadline and hanging on to Ribeiro? The Caps are making their intentions very clear: Win now. [WashTimes]
- News and notes from just another day at Kettler for the Caps. [Monumental video (Oates, Alzner, Erskine, Chimera, Brouwer, Ribeiro), DSP]
- After their win Tuesday night, the Caps’ odds of making the playoffs are up to a stalwart 50-50. So you’re saying there’s a chance?? …no, really, are you? [PHT]
- They may very well make it… provided they don’t run out of time. (And y’know, keep winning.) [Peerless]
- Newsflash #1: Alex Ovechkin is one awesome hockey player. [Mr. Irrelevant]
- Newsflash #2: Matt Hendricks is one tough hombre. [WashTimes]
- Down on the farm, Joel Rechlicz is happy to be back in Hershey… and Latta is probably surprised to be there. Oops. [PennLive, Sporting News]
- John Walton, voice of the Capitals, spent a very long day at Kettler yesterday waiting for the trade to come through – luckily Jayson Werth made sure he got rewarded for making it through. [@WaltonCaps]
- More praise for Caps’ prospect and Miami Redhawks freshman Riley Barber. [THN]
- Speaking of prospects… welcome to the Caps, Nate Schmidt! Now go by yourself something pretty and chocolate. [Caps, Monumental video]
- Finally, happy 32nd birthday to Garret Stroshein and happy 46th to Rob Murray.