Your savory breakfast links:
- Some Winter Classic leftovers:
- Relive some more beautiful moments from a beautiful event with these awesome pics from Clyde… [Rink (part 1, part 2)]
- …and more pictures from around the interwebs, including the gigapixel picture snapped at the precise moment that the ‘Hawks tied the game. Say “blown lead!” [NHL.com, Caps Outsider, RMNB]
- Ted Leonsis offered up the Winter Classic as a tribute to all of us fans, and we accepted it gratefully. [CSNW]
- More thoughts on the game, including some special teams that were special at the perfect time. [WaPo, Stars and Sticks]
- When Troy Brouwer scored the game-winning goal with 13 seconds to go, the celebration that ensued on the ice was nothing short of classic. [NBC4, Caps OT]
- It induced a pretty great celebration in the stands, too, especially from a couple of his biggest fans. [RMNB]
- Lucky shoes? Lucky shoes. [RMNB]
- Brooks Orpik jokingly implies that Nats GM Mike Rizzo’s Blackhawks jersey helped fire them up. At least we’re pretty sure he was joking. [WaPo]
- Fans at the Winter Classic left notes of thanks to our brave men and women of the military on the USO board, part of a broader theme of honoring the armed forces. [Defense.gov, Caps Outsider]
- A day after the Caps and ‘Hawks wrapped up their exciting game, the Wounded Warriors took to the ice at Nats Park for a Classic of their own. [ABC7, Fox5, NBC4]
- The ratings are in, and… they’re not great. Okay, really not great. [Puck Daddy, SI.com, The Score, NBC Chicago, Chicago Tribune]
- Those low ratings are just proof – proof, I tells ya! – that the League needs to stop giving the game to teams that some people deem unworthy. Er, that are “bigger draws”. [SI.com]
- Low ratings or not, the game featured the best playing surface of any of the games, to say nothing of a great experience for all in attendance. [NBC4, WBJ, Sports on Earth, Bleacher Report, SFGate, RevCity Sports]
- And yet, apparently it’s something that needs to be fixed. [Puck Daddy, THW]
- Which goalie had the edge in this one? You know, besides the one who got the ‘W’. [THW]
- A game designed to make money by a professional sports league whose job is to make money? The HORROR. [WaPo]
- The city could learn a few things from what the Caps and the NHL did Thursday afternoon. [Puck Buddys]
- The Caps dodged several bullets on Thursday, but their recent proclivity toward taking more penalties is hurting them in more ways than one. [Rink]
- This is your near-daily reminder that Alex Ovechkin and Barry Trotz are getting along just fine, thank you. [Sports Network]
- Things are going pretty well for the Caps, at a team and individual level. [NHL.com (Super 16, Weekes), CSNW, SI.com, ESPN]
- Part of that is due to their recent ability to crash the net and get results. [RMNB]
- That said, they’ve got their eye on something more than just a Winter Classic win – and they’re hoping that Winter Classic win can get them to the next level. [WaPo]
- Learn more about Madison Bowey‘s story, as the Caps’ prospect looks to help Team Canada to their first gold medal at the WJC in six years. [TSN (video)]
- Finally, happy 46th birthday to Steve Poapst, and happy 41st to Stefan Ustorf.