Your savory breakfast links:
- BREAKING: Sunday’s game against the Pens has been postponed.
- T.J. Snowshie has arrived…
- After initially pushing the start time back a couple of hours, the NHL did the smart thing and postponed last night’s Caps-Ducks game. Makeup date TBD. [Caps, Puck Daddy, WashTimes, CSNMA, LA Times, OC Register, Pressbox DC, Deadspin]
- The storm set off a string of cancellations and postponements around the sporting world, and havoc up and down the East Coast in general. [WaPo, AP, NBC4, ESPN, LA Times, WashTimes]
- The Hershey Bears were scheduled to play Lehigh Valley tomorrow night, but that game has been postponed until Monday. [Patriot-News]
The storm may (and probably will) impact Sunday’s planned matinee against the Penguins, as well. [Post-Gazette, Pensburgh]
- Last night would have been Karl Alzner‘s record-breaking 423 consecutive game, and he reveals the secret to his longevity. [CSNMA]
- In a rare Moments That Mattered sighting, take another look at the Caps going two for two with the extra man on Tuesday night. [Rink]
- What does the media think of the Caps this week… and who got swayed by the Blackhawks‘ (since ended) winning streak? [Rink]
- When the Flyers visit the Caps next week, Philly fans will probably want to keep an eye on former Flyer Justin Williams. [The Intelligencer]
- Are the Caps good enough to get past the trade deadline without a major move? [CSNMA]
- Clinton Yates with the perfect line on ‘Soul on Ice’, which premiered in DC earlier this week: “for sports movie buffs it feels like “Hoop Dreams” meets “Goon,” which is a compliment.” [WaPo]
- He’s widely believed to be one of the best goalies in the world right now, but Braden Holtby‘s path to the NHL elite wasn’t necessarily a smooth one. [Stars and Sticks]
- Breaking down the chemistry between Alex Ovechkin and T.J. Oshie. [SI.com]
- It took years for Nicklas Backstrom to get chosen for an All-Star Game… so of course the year he finally does, we debate whether Evgeny Kuznetsov is more deserving. [CSNMA]
- “Hometown kid does good” stories are usually reserved for further north, but local boy Jeff Halpern was one of the first to put the DC area on the NHL map. [NoVa Caps]
- Brooks Orpik and the Caps joined the rest of the hockey world in showing support for injured NWHLer Denna Laing. [WaPo, NoVa Caps]
- Ovechkin is just like you – he puts gas in his car! Ovechkin is not just like you – he gets recognized in “man on the street” interviews and plows his neighbors’ driveways. [WUSA9, Monumental, The Score, WaPo, CSNMA, Puck Daddy]
- Get a closer look at last week’s Hockey ‘n Heels. [Friends in Cold Places]
- Spotlight on prospect and first-year pro Riley Barber. [NoVa Caps]
- Happy 55th birthday to Timo Blomqvist, happy 37th to Scott Hannan,
- Stay safe and warm, everyone!