Your savory breakfast links:
- If you missed our draft coverage this weekend, un-miss it here, here and here.
- Draft grades. Spoiler: Drafting a goalie in the first round makes hockey commentators grumpy.
- ESPN ($) (Corey Pronman) – C
- SI.com (Allan Muir) – C
- CBS Sports (Chris Peters) – C, and a first round Loser.
- Bleacher Report (Allan Mitchell) – B, and the prospect depth chart remains fairly deep.
- It was a defense-heavy draft, but it was time to restock the blueliner pipeline anyway. [THW, Ted’s Take]
“Our goal is to be the best that we can be. There’s still growth. I think we had a good year, but good is the enemy of great. We’ve got to find a way to be great somehow.” Barry Trotz spoke at the draft about the team’s focus as the new season gears up. [WaPo]
- … and farewell Mike Green , the only player ever to wear 52 for the Caps. [Peerless]
- He has a particular set of skills, you know. [THN, and again]
- Here’s a report on free agency for our Metro neighbors in Western Pennsylvania. [Pens Labyrinth]
- And the Bears are also looking to restock. Via Tim Leone, here’s the first two of five rankings of available free agents in the AHL. [81-100, 61-80]
At least one of new draftee Colby Williams’ friends in Regina is excited, like, super-duper excited, that her buddy got the call. [Psychology Busking]
Finally, happy 67th birthday to Rick Smith, and happy 28th birthday to Joe Finley.