Your savory breakfast links:
- Previews of tonight’s Game 2 against the Canadiens from Vogs, Peerless, and NHL.com, and be sure to check out our SB Nation partner Habs Eyes On The Prize for coverage from the other side of tonight’s match up.
- Notes, quotes and assorted whatnot from yesterday’s day off (short version: Alex Ovechkin blames himself for the Game 1 loss, but there’s plenty of blame to go around). [Corey Masisak, Montreal Gazette, CI, CI, DCEx, NHL.com, Globe and Mail, EOTP, PHT, Sun Media]
- Don’t miss Japers’ Rink Radio at 10:00 this morning if for no other reason than to see if Pepper does the episode en Francais (details on this week’s edition here). And because it’s good listenin’. [Japers’ Rink Radio (where each show is archived, in case you can’t catch it live)]
- Awesome stuff breaking down all of the Game 1 goals. [EOTP]
- The third line was excellent on Thursday night, and two-thirds of it gets some love. [Corey Masisak]
- Craig Laughlin was on the Lavar Arrington/Chad Dukes show yesterday and brought the smart. [1067 the Fan (first clip)]
- Hey, sweet, the Caps still have a chance! [From the Rink, Puck Prob]
- Mike Milbury rips the Caps. Yawn (but only partially wrong). [Slap Shot]
- The Caps’ Game 1 loss didn’t surprise Sidney Crosby, but there’s really no “there” there – just a guy who knows that every game is tough this time of year. [Sporting News]
- How the Habs stifled Ovi. [Hockey of Die, Puck Daddy]
- What the Canadiens need to do to keep it going. [The Hockey News]
- The “No Habs No!” campaign is back. [Silver Seven]
- Should Gabby be giving AO time on the PK? Uh, no. [FanHouse]
- If you haven’t yet enjoyed Angry Schultz-wearing Caps Fan being angry, please do enjoy. [FanShot]
- Less angry fans. [D.C. Sports Bog, D.C. Sports Bog]
- Capstronaut revealed. [Daiy Caller]
- Per the HHoF, on this date back in 2004, “Brendan Morrison scored at 2:28 into the 3rd OT to give Vancouver a 5-4 win over the Flames at Calgary, in Game 6 of the Western Conference Quarter-Finals. It was the longest game in Canucks‘ playoff history.” Good omen?
- Finally, happy 45th birthday to Kent Paynter.