Your savory stuffing and mashed potato clips:
- Breaking down the first quarter of the season for the Caps. [Rink]
- Recaps and other assorted musings on last night’s win from us, Vogs, Monumental video (Caps: Trotz, Schmidt, Kuznetsov, Backstrom, Holtby; Jets: Maurice, Ladd, Hutchinson, highlights), NHL.com, AP, WaPo, CSNMA, Frankovic, Stars and Sticks, RMNB, DSP, Winnipeg Free Press, Winnipeg Sun, and Arctic Ice Hockey.
- Make it three in a row for Dmitry Orlov. [Caps OT, Caps Outsider, The Score]
- That Evgeny Kuznetsov celebration, though… that was old school. Ah, memories. [Caps OT]
- A quarter of the way into the season, some Caps are at least considered to be in the running for some shiny trophies. [ESPN]
- The Caps are really good, guys. [RMNB]
- News and notes from yesterday’s pre-game skate:
- In general. [Dump ‘n Chase, Monumental video (Trotz, Oshie, Burakovsky, Rinkside Update/Carlson)]
- With goals in two (and now three) straight games, Orlov is feeling it with the puck and it’s got him putting up all kinds of points. [WaPo]
- Andre Burakovsky drew back into the lineup last night, and knows he needs to prove that he should stay there. [CSNMA]
- …of course, if he’s going to stay there he should avoid doing things like this. [RMNB]
- Braden Holtby: Unflappable stoic, super studly goaltender, career counselor. [WaPo, TSN]
- How great is T.J. Oshie? Pretty flippin’ great. [CSNMA, SBNation]
- Tough news out of Hershey, as it looks like captain Garrett Mitchell will be sidelined for six to eight weeks with a hand injury. [Stuccio]
- Barry Trotz is taking great pride in having been selected as a member of the coaching staff for Team Canada at next fall’s World Cup of Hockey. [Winnipeg Sun]
- Welcome the new kids on the blogging block, Friends in Cold Places… and to answer your question, no, there is not such a thing! [Friends in Cold Places]
- Giving thanks, NHL style. [USA Today, THW, Bleacher Report]
- And on that note, from our family to yours, Happy Thanksgiving!