Your savory breakfast links:
- The Washington Capitals 2015 Training Camp is officially underway!
- Check out the full roster and camp schedule here.
- At last year’s camp, Barry Trotz was an unknown entity to his new team; this year the players know what to expect, and they’re ready for it. [WaPo, CSNMA]
- A look at some of the crucial training camp battles in DC and around the League. [NoVa Caps, Puck Daddy]
- Before they could hit the ice, the boys had some pretty pictures to take and some questions to answer at media day. [Monumental video, Caps OT (Laich, Oshie, Russians)]
- The captain sat down with Mike Vogel for his first one-on-one chat of the season. [Monumental video]
- Per coach’s orders, the Caps’ leadership council will have a couple of new faces on it. [CSNMA]
- Previewing:
- Alex Ovechkin. [Peerless]
- The forwards. [WaPo]
- The defense. [WaPo]
- The Division. [About]
- After packing on a bit of extra muscle, Andre Burakovsky is ready for his second go-round in the NHL. [CSNMA]
- Might the additions of T.J. Oshie and Justin Williams be what finally tips the scales in the Caps’ favor? [The Score]
- Predicting where/how Derek Roy could be used in the Caps’ lineup, a waiver-wire refresher, and more in this week’s Japers’ Rink Mailbag. [Rink]
- Braden Holtby could be a dark horse candidate for the Vezina this season. Or an odds-on favorite, whatevs. [PDL]
- Enough with this “I’m going to move out and get my own place” talk, Burakovsky. Roomie bromance 4 evah! [CSNMA]
- Alas, those rumors that Ovechkin’s good friend Ilya Nikulin would be headed to the States (and perhaps to DC) ended up being untrue. [CSNMA]
- A look at the Eastern Conference’s top ten centers. [Stars and Sticks]
- Several members of the Caps’ blueline showed up to welcome a snazzy watch shop to the District. [WaPo, Revamp]
- Yesterday was a day of celebration in honor of Alex Ovechkin turning the big 3-0! [Caps OT, CSNMA (video), SI.com, Extra Mustard, Puck Daddy, Stars and Sticks]
- Just what the man of the hour wanted: a birthday… sheep?? [tvzvezda.ru]
- And finally, happy 49th birthday to Tom Chorske.