Your savory breakfast links:
- Previews of tonight’s tangle in Tampa from Vogs, NHL.com, PHT, SB Nation DC, Peerless, DSP, RMNB and CRtC, and be sure to check out our SB Nation partner Raw Charge for more coverage from the other side of tonight’s match-up.
- In Monday’s big news, the Caps signed and recalled from Hershey pugilist Joel Rechlicz, who makes the Caps bigger and tougher (but probably not better). [Caps365 video (Rechlicz), WaPo, WashTimes, DCEx, CSNW (and again), KOL, Nosebleeds, DSP, PHT]
- At least one of Rechlicz’s new teammates has seen some of his work firsthand. [FanShot]
- Dinner’s on Recker when he gets back to Chocolatetown. [CapGeek]
- From the Japers’ Wayback Machine: Joel Rechlicz is all about the intangibles. And the fists. Don’t forget the fists. [Patriot-News]
- Oh, and Cody Eakin was recalled along with (W)Recker (so it’s like he never left). [WaPo]
- More notes and assorted whatnot from yesterday’s practice:
- In general. [Caps365 video (Hunter, Laich, Johansson/Hendricks), 106.7 The Fan, WaPo, CSNW]
- The Captain is rested and ready (but the League won’t be ready for him until Saturday). [Caps365 video (Ovechkin), CSNW, PHT]
- And down the stretch they come… [WaPo (blog, statistical analysis), WashTimes, DCEx, CSNW, Peerless, Puck Buddys]
- … as the trade deadline looms. [TSN]
- A couple of final Thoughts on The Decision. [CBC]
- Here’s how a few of the Caps spent their short mid-season break. [Nosebleeds]
- The Hamrlik Conspiracy, Volume 2. [Sick, Unbelievable]
- Youth hockey head shots and misguided refs. [Dump ‘n Chase]
- Finally, Stadium Journey Magazine has launched, which is pretty cool. Check it out, as well as their Verizon Center review.