Your savory breakfast links:
- Last summer, it was the defense; this time around, the Caps will be looking to shore up their top-line wing as they do a little shopping… [Dump ‘n Chase]
- …and here are a few of the names that might be on that shopping list. [Along the Boards]
- Despite saying he was healthy after the season ended… Nicklas Backstrom underwent successful arthroscopic hip surgery on Wednesday. Surprise! [Caps, AP, WaPo, WashTimes, CSNW]
- Related, interesting 2009 study (via the Post’s Alex Prewitt) on similar surgeries and the average recovery time for this type of thing. [American Journal of Sports Medicine]
- Speaking of Backstrom, hop on the bus – he’s driving. [Rink]
- Season in review:
- Eric Fehr. [Rink, RMNB]
- Curtis Glencross. [WaPo]
- Tim Gleason. [WaPo]
- The forwards. [Pressbox DC]
- A couple of Caps’ forwards are heading into the summer with a less-than-certain future here in DC. [THW]
- If Eric Fehr doesn’t re-sign in DC, maybe the Penguins will take a look at him – hey, at least that way he won’t score on them quite as much. [THW]
- Re-drafting the 2007 NHL Draft, i.e. the “sure, Josh Godfrey is totally a better choice than P.K. Subban” Draft. [Stars and Sticks]
- Breaking down the current Caps, the future Caps, and this summer’s draft picks that will turn into the next wave of Caps. [THW]
- The seven best Game 7’s in NHL history includes one involving the Caps that plays fast and loose with the term “best”. Ugh. [CBS LA]
- Read what it was like to experience Alex Ovechkin‘s first World Championship game as an American in a Moscow sports bar. [Huffington Post]
- The South Carolina Stingrays are headed to the Kelly Cup Final thanks to their win in triple overtime – check out the play that got them there. [Monumental video]
- Finally, happy 66th birthday to Willie Brossart, and happy 40th to Jason Allison.