Your savory breakfast links:
- George McPhee held his annual pre-Draft media availability, and announced, among other things, that Blaine Forsythe will replace Tim Hunter behind the bench as an assistant to Adam Oates. [Capitals Report (video), Dump ‘n Chase, WaPo (and again), CSNW (and again), WashTimes, NBC4, SB Nation, PHT, Patriot-News]
- What do the Blackhawks and Bruins have that the Caps don’t? Other than that, I mean. [WaPo]
- If the Caps can’t trade Jeff Schultz (reunion time?), would they buy him out? [CSNW]
- Good read on the Caps’ transition from dominant puck-possession team to… something other than that. [RLS]
- How on earth did Don Cherry not get any Jack Adams votes for his role in fixing Alex Ovechkin? [RMNB]
- Number four on the prospect countdown: Philipp Grubauer. [CSNW]
- Ball hockey in England on Canada Day? Do it, Ovi. [ipetitions]
- Woof woof woof woof, woof woof woof? Woof. [Caps Outsider (not a Jay Beagle post, btw)]
- Dima sighting! Dmitry Orlov is home in Novokuznetsk, assisting Sergei Bobrovsky with his goaltendending “master-class.” [TVN via GoogleTrans, and ADORBS/60 video at the link]
- Finally, happy 39th birthday to Glen Metropolit.