Your savory breakfast links:
- Previews of today's 12:30pm matinee at Madison Square Garden from Vogs, NHL.com, SB Nation DC, PHT and CSNW (video,blog), and be sure to check out our SB Nation partner Blueshirt Banter and friend o' the Rink Scotty Hockey for more coverage from the other side of tonight's match-up.
- Notes and assorted whatnot from yesterday out at Kettler:
- In general. [Caps365 video (Hunter)]
- Nicklas Backstrom met with the DC press corps for the first time since his injury. [Caps365 (video), WaPo (and again), WashTimes (with transcript), 106.7 The Fan, NHL.com]
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Mike Knuble also spoke with the press, to address his changing role on the team. [Dump 'n' Chase, WaPo, WashTimes, CSNW]
- Tale o' the Tape, Caps/Rangers edition. [PHT]
- The Caps and their fathers (and brothers and mentors) took the train up to the Big Apple yesterday. [CSNW, KOL, Examiner]
- Shot blockers? The Rangers haz 'em. [WashTimes]
- A look at Dale Hunter's season, a couple months in. [NHL.com]
- What the trade deadline might mean in the Southeast Division. [NHL.com]
- A few more pix from Caps Casino Night. [Glittarazzi]
- Baby Halpy. All together now ... awwwww. [Caps OT (and again)]
- A two-minute penalty for tripping was great news for Caps prospect Stanislav Galiev, since it meant he was playing in his first game since early October. [Station Nation]
- Finally, they've marked down Rod Langway. The Secretary of Defense is now 50% off. [Groupon]
