Your savory breakfast links:
- World Cup updates:
- Sweden managed to survive a last-second push by Team Russia – or more specifically, Alex Ovechkin – to take their opener 2-1. [WCH, CSNMA, AFP,
- An overturned goal in the final seconds of regulation meant a controversial end to the game, but the Russians are putting it behind them. [WCH, ESPN, CBS Sports, Sovsport (and again)]
- The win was a nice bounceback victory for a Swedish team that had been embarrassed in their final exhibition game last week. [WCH]
- Russia will get the chance to bounce back with a win of their own when they take on the upstart North American team tonight. [ESPN]
- Is Russia’s blueline their weak link? [THW]
- After Team USA’s uneven opening performance, some USA alums chimed in with some harsh words for the Americans – and they’re taking it to heart. [WCH, ESPN, CSNMA]
- Meanwhile down in Florida, the Caps’ rookies fell to another team from the Sunshine State, this time falling to the Panthers‘ rookies. [Dump ‘n Chase, Monumental video (Mann, players), RMNB, NoVa Caps, Panthers]
- An unsigned Dmitry Orlov might mean an opening on the Caps’ blueline for someone like Madison Bowey. [WaPo]
- Previewing the 2016-17 possibilities for Marcus Johansson. [Peerless]
- Verizon’s naming rights to the Caps’ arena expires in 2018. Might one potential option for a new sponsor already be plastered all over the insides of the building? [NoVa Caps]
- Finally, happy 55th birthday to Don Beaupre.