Your savory breakfast links:
- Matt Hendricks – signed, sealed, delivered for the next two seasons. [Dump ‘n Chase, DCEx (McNally), CI (Carrera), Homer McFanboy, RMNB, KOL, Hockey Independent (Scriven), SB Nation DC, RtR, Red Line Roughing, We Love DC]
- Bruce Boudreau once again tells everyone that he’s got faith in his 22-year-old netminders, and that he’s not overly concerned about Nicklas Backstrom‘s injury. [CI (Carrera), CI (Carrera)]
- Wanted: Sergei 2.0. [Peerless]
- Yesterday’s radio hits:
- Boudreau on The Sports Fix… [ESPN 980 (audio), D.C. Sports Bog]
- … and Brooks Laich on The Sports Junkies. [106.7 The Fan (audio), CI (Carrera)]]
- The case for trading Alexander Semin. (But are there buyers?) [OFB]
- More on what might lie ahead with the trade deadline looming. [National Post, FanHouse (Gretz), DobberHockey, Box Seats, Box Seats, Falls Church News-Press, StC]
- Alex Ovechkin shooting pucks off a roof. [D.C. Sports Bog]
- A look at even-strength goals-against, this year versus last. [FanPost]
- Another “What’s wrong with Ovi?” post… [iNews 880]
- … and another answer to that very question. [SI (Cazeneuve)]
- With a stare like that, you’d think Varly could see right through Scott Hannan. [RtR]
- Sad news from up in Hershey. R.I.P., Dan Sernoffsky. [LDN]
- Finally, happy 53rd birthday to Tim Coulis.