Your savory breakfast links:
- Recaps and other assorted musings on last night's loss from us, Caps365 video (Hunter, Caps players, Bylsma, Pens players), Vogs, Capitals Voice (audio), NHL.com, National Post, WaPo (gamer, blog), WashTimes (gamer, blog, blog, blog, blog), CSN Washington (gamer, Beninati), DCEx (gamer), PHT, Puck Daddy, Peerless, 106.7 The Fan, Frankovic, KOL, OFB (and again), DSP, THW, Caps Basketball, Rocking the Red in Pittsburgh, RMNB, CRtC, Inside Hockey, and clydeorama (pics), Pensburgh (pics).
- Fight card: John Erskine vs. Arron Asham. [HockeyFights, PHT (and again)]
- All eyes (and pixels) were on Alex Ovechkin and Sidney Crosby yesterday. [Yahoo! Sports, ESPN the Magazine, NYT, PHT, WaPo (video)]
- All the eyes (and pixels) that weren't looking at AO's new lady friend, that is. [Alex Ovetjkin, SI, 25Stanley, Arlington Now]
- The quarter-term report card is in, and the Caps' card is marked "Needs Improvement." [ESPN]
- Preaching patience as the Hunter Era begins. [NHL.com]
- In a lackluster season, the trade rumors begin to surface. [THN]
- Really, Tony Kornheiser? Dan Steinberg does some transcribin'. [DC Sports Bog]
- How Bruce Boudreau can help the Caps from Anaheim. [SB Nation]
- Five interesting facts about "Carlyle fired, Boudreau hired." [PHT]
- Both of Dale Hunter's assistants have "Fought with Dale Hunter" on their resumes. [Dump 'n Chase, WaPo, DCEx]
- The London Knights prepare to move on. [LFP]
- Mike Grier hangs 'em up after 14 seasons. Godspeed, Mike Grier! [NHLPA, ESPN]
- Finally, happy 31st birthday to Joel Ward.