Your savory breakfast links:
- Previews of tonight’s truculence from Vogs, NHL.com, KOL and RLS, and be sure to check out my favorite SB Nation blog, Pension Plan Puppets, for more coverage from the other side of tonight’s match up.
- Notes and assorted whatnot from yesterday’s practice. [Caps365 video (Boudreau, Neuvirth), CI, DCEx, TBD]
- Bruce Boudreau on keeping the Alex Ovechkin–Nicklas Backstrom–Alexander Semin line together: “We’ll see how long this lasts until they start getting really too [fancy] playing with each other instead of doing the right things.” Over/under set at three shifts. [CI (Carrera)]
- Related: Mike Knuble is frustrated with his slow start. [CSN Washington (Masisak), CI (Carrera)]
- More on theSuper Line. [Puck Update]
- The Caps have been bringin’ the D. And the G. [Dump ‘n Chase]
- Mike Green getting recognized for his defense? In Canada? This I’ve gotta see. [Globe and Mail (Duhatschek)]
- FOTB (Friend of the Blog) Greg Wyshynski thinks Michal Neuvirth‘s Rookie of the Month award for October should’ve gone to someone else. FOTB Greg Wyshynski is wrong. [Puck Daddy]
- In praise of Jeff Schultz. [Box Seats]
- A look at the last five games’ Fenwick. [RLS]
- Here are yesterday’s radio hits for your listening pleasure:
- Backstrom on The Sports Junkies… [106.7 The Fan (audio)]
- … John Carlson on NHL Live… [NHL Live (audio)]
- … Brooks Laich on Hockey Central @ Noon… [The FAN 590 (audio)]
- … and Neuvirth on LaVar and Dukes. [106.7 The Fan (audio)]
- BOOM! [Reliable Source]
- A preview of the Caps/Pens “24/7” series on HBO will air on November 20. [NHL]
- Six questions with Ted Leonsis. [Gunaxin]
- Trevor Bruess is fitting in nicely in Hershey. [Patriot-News (Leone)]
- Checking in on future Caps. [RMNB]
- The Pacific Northwest gets to know Quintin Laing. [Times Colonist]
- Finally, happy 41st birthday to Jim McKenzie.