Your savory breakfast links:
- Recaps and other assorted musings on last night’s shootout loss from us, Caps365 video (Boudreau, Caps players, DeBoer, Devils players), Vogs, Capitals Voice (audio), NHL.com, WaPo (gamer, blog), WashTimes (gamer, blog, blog, blog), CSN Washington (gamer, Beninati), 106.7 The Fan, Peerless, Frankovic, OFB, DSP, RLS, RtR, RMNB, and Clydeorama (pics), and from the Devils‘ side, ILWT and NorthJersey.com.
- Notes and assorted whatnot from yesterday’s morning skate:
- In general. [Caps365 video (Morning Skate Report, Boudreau, Alzner), 106.7 The Fan]
- Mike Green, in or out? Sadly, out … [CI (blog, blog), CW]
- … which means that forward Brooks Laich was tasked with suiting up on the blueline. [CI (blog, blog), CW]
- Alexander Semin exercised his option to take part in the optional game day skate. [CI, CW (blog, blog)]
- Accountability should work both ways, Coach. [KOL]
- Ryan Carter gives his version of the hit on Mike Green: “Usually if you run a guy like Green somebody will come up to you and say something. Nobody said anything to me. I think it’s an old injury.” [Star-Ledger]
- A bit more on proud papa Matt Hendricks… [CI, CW]
- … and it was Hendy under the red hoodie in the game-opener video last night. [Caps Basketball]
- Just in time for the holidays, McFarlane has released its latest Alex Ovechkin figure, Winter Classic edition. [Caps Outsider]
- The Hershey Bears are getting some company in the Giant Center this year – professional lacrosse. Welcome the Hershey Haymakers… [PA Puck]
- … and the Bears hit the road in style, with their custom touring bus. [PA Puck]
- Finally, congratulations are in order for (former Caps scout/Balto Skipjacks/Portland Pirates head coach) Barry Trotz and (former Caps bench boss) Terry Murray, who each reached the impressive milestone of 1,000 games behind an NHL bench on the same night. Salute. [CBC.ca, LAist.com]