Your savory breakfast links:
- Joel Ward donates blood at the blood drive featuring Joel Ward via his once-and-future bobblehead. It’s all very Möbius… [Talk the Red, RMNB]
- …and in possibly the most Washington thing ever, Uncle Ted issues a call for comprehensive bobblehead immigration reform. [Ted’s Take]
- Nick Backstrom will be returning to DC refreshed and reloaded after a summer tending to his family. [NHL.se (link in Svensk)]
- New bench boss Barry Trotz is also a family man. [Greg Drinnan]
- If Brian MacLellan goes dumpster diving, here are some guys who might help. [Stars and Sticks]
- D is the loneliest letter that you’ll ever see… stitched onto a Caps’ sweater. Which, if you think about it, is pretty freaking cosmic. [Peerless]
- The Metropolitan Division’s offseason, reviewed. [Pucks of a Feather]
- The Caps’ offseason, reviewed. And not particularly favorably. [HBiC]
- The Hershey Bears’ offseason, reviewed. Too much depth, you say? [Stars and Sticks]
- Former Bear Matt Walker prob’ly agrees, as he is headed to Austria for 2014-2015. [WaPo]
- Well played, Mitch Korn, well played. [@NickPetraglia]
- Finally:
Great presentation by Barry Trotz on how to utilize hockey analytics and bench management @TheCoachesSite Hockey Conference.
— Matt Nichol (@M_Nichol) July 19, 2014