Your savory breakfast links:
- If you missed any Clips over the long weekend, un-miss them here.
- Previews of tonight’s final game before the All-Star Break against the Oilers from Vogs, NHL.com, and Peerless, and be sure to check out our SB Nation pals over at The Copper & Blue for the other side of tonight’s matchup.
- Things we already know but that Edmonton is just noticing: Alex Ovechkin is playing well offensively and much better defensively. CRAZY. [Edmonton Sun, Edmonton Journal]
- News and notes from yesterday’s practice:
- In general. [Monumental video (Trotz, Holtby, Brouwer, Ovechkin, Rinkside Update/Carlson)
- The Caps are trying to do the only thing a team in a little slump can do – take the mistakes from the past two games, learn from them, and move on. [WaPo, CSNW]
- And once tonight’s game is over, after seven games in 11 days, the Caps are welcoming rest. [WaPo]
- So what’s behind that skid? [THW]
- If Ryan O`Reilly is traded, could he end up with the Caps? [Stars and Sticks, PHT]
- It may not be O’Reilly, but Barry Trotz believes that the Caps are still a piece or two – preferably of the veteran variety – away from being a force in the playoffs. [WaPo, CSNW]
- Three prospects who might get called up in the near future… [Stars and Sticks]
- …including Philipp Grubauer, who should be called up to replace Justin Peters as the Caps’ backup. [DSP]
- Because it turns out that Peters has been… well, less than good for the Caps so far. [@JapersRink, Rink, TSN]
- Gettin’ kinda heavy. They’ve got the power. [SBNation, CSNW, ESPN, The Score, Bleacher Report]
- The Caps’ record in back-to-back games is really something that needs to be fixed. [Stars and Sticks]
- Finally, Ovechkin’s contract with Gillette is officially over, as of January 1. Unleash the furry! [RMNB]