Your savory breakfast links:
- Previews of tonight’s quarrel with the ‘Canes from Vogs, NHL.com, Peerless, DSP, and CRtC, and be sure to check out our SB Nation partner Canes Country 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 (Rinkside Update, Hunter, Ovechkin, Chimera, Halpern, Hendricks), WaPo, 106.7 The Fan, CSNW]
- Nicklas Backstrom has apparently flown back to Sweden for a mental health break (though not everyone is buying that explanation for the trip, it seems). [WaPo, NHL.com, DCEx, WashTimes, CSNW, Sporting News, PHT]
- And Braden Holtby has (presumably) driven back to Hershey after having the best seat in the house for the Flyers game… [WaPo]
- … as Tomas Vokoun is good to go (or ready, at least). [DCEx, WashTimes, WaPo, CSNW, with some more thoughts on Vokoun at Poke Czech]
- Jeff Halpern, too. [WashTimes]
- Mike Green and Alexander Semin shared a moment. [RMNB]
- About that offense (or, more precisely, the lack thereof)… [WashTimes]
- More on the
benchingline-matching that saw Alex Ovechkin sitting for most of the post-goal portion of the second period against Philly… [WaPo, WTOP, The Sports Network] - … and Bos drops a bomb. [WaPo]
- Dmitry Orlov on the system, the cage, and the top prospect. [RMNB]
- Did I say “system”? That must mean there is one. Or more than one. Or an ever-changing one. Or something. [Puck Daddy]
- Maybe Bruce and Dale aren’t so different after all. [KOL]
- Go the net, young men. [CSNW]
- Who’s to blame for this mess, anyway? [Capitals Outsider]
- Not breaking news: the Southeast Division stinks. [Eye on Hockey]
- The always worthwhile Hockey Diaries series turns its gaze on Caps’ equipment manager Brock Myles. [Dump n’ Chase, Caps365 video]
- Karl Alzner is a little less Jeopardy! and a little more Wheel of Fortune. [Capital Games]
- Congrats to prospect Garrett Haar on being named to the CCHA All-Rookie Team. [WMU Broncos]
- Want to contribute to a good cause? Here’s one way to do just that. [RtR]
- Speaking of making life a little bit better for someone else, Jason Chimera and The Cap’n make-a-wish come true. [Caps365 video]
- D.C.: Where coaches come to be fired. [WaPo]
- Finally, not everyone in red was firing blanks out at Verizon Center on Sunday night. [Caps365 video]