Your savory breakfast links:
- Previews (and such) of tonight's fracas with the Fishsticks from Vogs, NHL.com, Peerless, RMNB and CRtC, and be sure to check out our SB Nation partner Lighthouse Hockey for more coverage from the other side of tonight's match-up.
- Notes and assorted whatnot from yesterday's practice out at Kettler:
- In general. [Caps365 video (Rinkside Update, Hunter, Ovechkin, Wideman, Ward, Laich, Vokoun), WaPo, WashTimes, CSNW]
- On the two Caps that might've been most-expected to be shipped out of town yesterday. [NHL.com, WaPo, WashTimes (and again), DCEx (and again), CSNW, KOL]
- Nicklas Backstrom, it was revealed, now resides on Long-Term Injured Reserve (which, in and of itself, may or may not mean much of anything at all). [WashTimes, WaPo]
- So, uh, that was a bit of a deadline dud, eh? [Caps365 video (McPhee), Dump 'n Chase, WaPo (and again and again), WashTimes (and again), CSNW (and again), DCEx, 106.7 The Fan, AP, Sporting News, ESPN, SB Nation DC, Frankovic, Peerless, OFB, DSP, RMNB, Sick Unbelievable, RtR, hockey hourly, Nosebleeds, Homer McFanboy, Hockey's Future]
- Speak softly and carry no stick? [WashTimes]
- What holding 'em might mean. [WaPo]
- Karl Alzner is the jewel of the Caps' 2007 draft class. Duh. [Hockey's Future]
- Well here's a pretty money customized jersey. [Mr. Irrelevant]
- With a little paper transaction, the Caps made Dmitry Orlov eligible for the AHL playoffs in the event that he's not playing here well into May. Ahem. [Patriot-News]
- Finally, happy 44th birthday to Jeff Greenlaw and happy 54th to Jay Johnston.
