Your savory breakfast links:
- Previews of tonight’s battle with the Blues from Vogs, NHL.com (Masisak), Peerless, SB Nation DC, CRtC and RtR, and be sure to check out our SB Nation partner St. Louis Game Time for more coverage from the other side of tonight’s match-up.
- Notes and assorted whatnot from yesterday’s practice. [Caps365 (video), CI (Schimmel, Schimmel, Schimmel), DCEx (McNally), bridgetds (pics), Caps In Pictures (pics)]
- The Caps announced yesterday that they’ve signed Dmitri Orlov to a three-year entry level contract. [Capitals, DCEx (McNally), CI (Applebaum), RtR]
- More from George McPhee on Deadline Day. [Dump ‘n Chase, NHL Live! (audio)]
- Jason Arnott is already doing what he was brought to D.C. to do – lead. [WaPo (Schimmel), CI (Carrera), Examiner (Hoffman), Pass Shoot Score]
- The recipient and depositor of Arnott’s great pass with less than 48 seconds left against the Isles, Brooks Laich, did his weekly radio hit with The Sports Junkies yesterday. [106.7 The Fan (audio)]
- Mike Milbury liked what the Caps did at the deadline. Uh oh. [PHT]
- So does the USA Today’s Power Rankings Panel. [USA Today]
- Alex Ovechkin (@Ovi8) is back to tweeting and shares with us his most famous cellphone pic (to date). [Yfrog, National Post]
- Speaking of AO, here’s “Alex Ovechkin’s Overtime Goal, As Told By Charlie Sheen.” So very awesome. [clydeorama]
- And here’s your chance to get in Ovi’s pants. [Classic Auctions (h/t @HockeyLegends)]
- Who steps up to replace the now-departed David Steckel? [Hockey Addicts (with more from Stecks here)]
- Bon courage, Stecks. [DCEx (McNally)]
- Some thoughts on booing the home team. [Puck Buddys, Chirps from the Ledge]
- Prior to Sunday evening’s game against the Caps, the Panthers are holding a “pre-Purim” party. I’m calling a hamantashen trick for AO in the game that follows. [RtR]
- Excuse me… there’s a little… dust in my eye. [The Province]
- Some thoughts on Orlov’s AHL debut. [Rink Rebel]
- Finally, happy 27th birthday to Alexander Semin and happy 48th to Kelly Miller.