Your savory breakfast links:
- Dennis Wideman will be suiting up for Team Chara this All-Star weekend, drafted 29th overall in the 15th round, just behind James Neal and just ahead of Alex Edler. No hard feelings for that empty-netter, right Z? [NHL.com, RMNB]
- Notes and assorted whatnot from yesterday’s practice at the outdoor rink at the Milton Hershey School. Wait, what? [Patriot-News]
- The Caps reassigned Tomas Kundratek earlier this week, and Cody Eakin on Wednesday. Looks like Dmitry Orlov gets an All-Star vacay, NHL-style. Congrats Dima! [Patriot-News]
- Congrats also to Keith Aucoin, voted in as a starter for the AHL All-Star game. [TheAHL.com]
- The jerseys that the Bears wore for their Outdoor Classic game are up for bids. [NHL Auctions]
- Caps on Holiday, All-Star edition:
- Alex Ovechkin checks in from the sandy beaches of Nottawa. [Alex Ovetjkin]
- Tomas Vokoun will be getting some home cookin’. [CSNW]
- Wherever Mike Green and his rebuilt abdomen are, it sure looks pretty. [@GreenLife52]
- It’s dinner and a show for King Karl. [@karlalzner]
- And John Walton will be calling the Yale-Harvard game tonight at 7:30 on NBC Sports Net. [Redskin Warriors]
- Ever forward … [DSP]
- … and here’s a chart tracking playoff progress across the League. [Globe and Mail]
- The Caps’ blueline continues its evolution … [Dump ‘n’ Chase]
- … and looks to be evolving away from Jeff Schultz. [RLD Hockey Talk]
- Finally, wishing Brian Engblom a very happy 58th birthday.
