Your savory breakfast links:
- Previews of tonight’s truculence with Toronto from Vogs, NHL.com (Goodman), WaPo (Wang), Toronto Sun, Peerless, KOL and RLS, and be sure to check out our good friends and SB Nation partner 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), CI (Carrera)]
- More on what 48 shots and one goal look like. [Peerless]
- Can Scott Hannan and Tom Poti be a shutdown defensive pair for the Caps? (Can Tom Poti first shut down his groin problems?) [CSN Washington (Masisak)]
- More thoughts on how to use Hannan. [We Love DC]
- Oooh… that couldn’t have felt good. [CI (Wang)]
- The week that was, by the tens. [Peerless]
- Sid on Alex in Vanity Fair. [VF]
- Michal Neuvirth graduates, Braden Holtby is up and Philipp Grubauer joins the list. [Goalie Guild]
- The new Winter Classic ad disappoints… [Puck Daddy (with behind the scenes footage of the spot at Caps 365 (video))]
- … but the rendering of what Heinz Field will look like is pretty cool. [CI (Applebaum)]
- Coverage of a few Caps (and alums) skating at the National Gallery’s Sculpture Garden Rink. [Caps365 (video), WaPo, RMNB]
- And… action! [Globe and Mail]
- Be proud, Caps (and Caps fans) of your Movember efforts. [Blonde Girl’s Guide (with more on the Embassy Row’s Mo’s at NYT)]
- Finally, happy 49th birthday to Chris Valentine.