Your savory breakfast links:
- And the Caps’ opponent in the 2015 Winter Classic will be… the Chicago Blackhawks. [Rink, Second City Hockey, WaPo (and again), NBC4, CSN Chicago, Chicago Sun-Times, Chicago Tribune, Puck Daddy, AP, Sports Xchange, CBS Sports, Bleacher Report, TSN, ESPN, CP, RMNB, Stars and Sticks, DSP]
- Unlike with some of the teams believed to be in the running (and the one the Caps faced the last time around), Caps-Blackhawks does lack a bit of that rivalry aspect. [F Street Faithful, CSNW]
- Profiling one potential option (and our choice) for the Caps’ 13th-overall pick, Julius Honka. [NBC4]
- Free agency opens in a little over a week – so who, if anyone, should be on the Caps’ wish list this summer? [THW]
- Barry Trotz hasn’t confirmed whether or not he’ll keep Alex Ovechkin on the right wing, but it could impact what the team does trade-wise over the next few months. [CSNW]
- So many questions, and perhaps a few answers, about the Caps. [Too Many Men]
- This is what happens when the World Cup and hockey’s offseason collide. [Stars and Sticks]
- Finally, happy 66th birthday to Denis Dupere and happy 64th to Ron Low.