Your savory breakfast links:
- Previews of tonight’s reunion in Anaheim (miss you, Bruce!) from Vogs, NHL.com, and Peerless, and be sure to check out our SB Nation pals over at Anaheim Calling for the other side of tonight’s matchup.
- Per the team, “Brooks Laich underwent a successful procedure to release a tight adductor. This procedure generally takes 4-6 weeks for a full recovery.” So he might be ready for the the playoffs. Ahem. [WaPo, CSNW, RMNB]
- This Western swing… it’s a little bit important. [WashTimes, WaPo]
- News and notes from yesterday out in the ‘Heim:
- In general. [Monumental video (Oates, Penner, Rinkside Update (Wilson)]
- The line combos at practice yesterday were… interesting. [@kcarrera]
- Patrick Wey has been recalled from Hershey. [Patriot-News]
- Your Capitals Minute for today. [Capitals Voice]
- Amidst the disappointments, it’s certainly worth noting that Joel Ward and Jason Chimera are having super seasons. [CSNW]
- Last week started down, ended up. But who was up and who was down? [Rink]
- If Alex Ovechkin defended like this, Alex Ovechkin wouldn’t need defending like this. [RMNB]
- Stretch runs make for strange bedfellows. [CSNW]
- Leftovers from Sunday’s win over the Leafs. [Clyde’s Shots (pics), WaPo]
- Ovi makes his NCAA tourney picks. [Monumental (video), DC Sports Bog, RMNB]
- Jaro Halak‘s white mask is white. [RMNB]
- Eric Fehr and Troy Brouwer are good dudes. [RMNB]
- Three guys who have appeared in games for the Caps this season led the way for the Bears last week. [Patriot-News]
- Finally, happy 30th birthday to Jonas Johansson, happy 36th to Jan Bulis (Evgeny Kuznetsov ‘s teammate as of two weeks ago), happy 40th to Brantt Myhres, and happy 42nd to Craig Johnson.