Your savory breakfast links:
- After a close game turned not-so-close in Game 1, the Bears look to draw even in their Calder Cup Final series tonight. [Dump ‘n Chase]
- Hear from Hershey’s bench boss after yesterday’s practice. [Monumental video]
- A few leftovers from Game 1. [Patriot-News, StarsandSticks]
- Season in review:
- Michael Latta. [Rink, RMNB]
- Braden Holtby. [WaPo]
- Karl Alzner. [CSNMA]
- Tom Wilson. [Peerless]
- Get ready, because in just a few weeks Kettler will be lousy with rookies, prospects, former Caps and fans for Rookie Camp and Fan Fest. [Caps, CSNMA]
- Should the Caps want to boost their scoring depth, there are a couple of options out there. [TSS]
- When it comes to depth at the other end, why did the Caps sign Adam Carlson? [Caps Fans Report]
- It’s pretty much impossible to not root for former Cap Joel Ward. Basically the rest of the hockey world is learning what we learned years ago. [Globe and Mail]
- Alex Ovechkin is officially more world famous than any other NHLer, and narrowly edges out another Washington superstar. [ESPN, WaPo, CSNMA]
- The Caps drafted four players back in 2011; none of them have even come close to playing in the NHL yet. [HF]
- They’ve had much more success when it comes to drafting netminders… so how do they manage the resulting goalie glut? [NoVa Caps]
- You can learn a lot, sitting behind this season’s best NHL goaltender. [FiCP]
- See where the Verizon Center ranks on a survey of the arena experience around the NHL. [Stadium Journey]
- Weighing in on the upcoming summer of decisions for the Caps. [NoVa Caps (podcast)]