Your savory breakfast links:
- Previews of tonight's rematch at the Rock from Vogs, NHL.com, Peerless, CB, Sick Unbelievable, hockey yelling, CRtC and RMNB, and be sure to check out our SB Nation partner In Lou We Trust for more coverage from the other side of tonight's match-up.
- Notes and assorted whatnot from yesterday's practice at Kettler:
- In general. [Caps365 video (Hunter, Hendricks, Backstrom, Ward, Hamrlik), 106.7 The Fan, RtR]
- Practice jersey colors come and go, but the lines remain the same. [WaPo, WashTimes, DCEx]
- Mike Green continues to work towards his return. [CSNW, WashTimes]
- Michal Neuvirth gets the nod again tonight ... [WaPo (and again), CSNW]
- ... which leaves Tomas Vokoun on the bench, a place where he is not accustomed to find himself. [DCEx, CSNW]
- Every pundit gets one last swing at Dale Hunter's contract. [CSNW (and again), WashTimes, DCEx, Puck Daddy, WaPo]
- S.O.B. scoring is sweet... [WashTimes]
- ... as is Sasha Semin scoring all on his own. If only it wasn't so darn fluky. [SI]
- A look at the Hunter/Johnson defensive system. [Frankovic]
- Big-picture musings on Stanley Cup champions past. Short version: Caps need to step it up right about ... now. [Peerless]
- #fancystats for the Caps' defensive pairings. [WaPo]
- And speaking of which, that Karl Alzner contract is looking pretty good. [OFB]
- Who's the smrtst guy in the Caps' dressing room? The answers probably won't surprise you. But they may amuse you. [DC Sports Bog]
- Back to the netminders, a vote for #TeamCaps. [Sick, Unbelievable]
- All Coach Hunter wants for Christmas is ... [Washingtonian]
- Dan Steinberg told us Neuvy was an elf. Here's proof. [Caps Outsider]
- Finally, happy 29th birthday, ShaMo.
