Your savory breakfast links:
- In general. [Caps365 video (Rinkside Update, Hunter, Ovechkin, Backstrom, Vokoun, Neuvirth, Chimera, Carlson),WaPo, WashTimes, 106.7 The Fan]
- Updates on the injured goalies… [WashTimes, WaPo, DCEx, CSNW, SB Nation DC]
- … and the whole netminding situation. [Dump ‘n Chase]
- It sure is good to have Nicklas Backstrom back, eh? [DCEx]
- Yeah, the Bruins are big and bad, but don’t expect the Caps to be wallflowers. [WaPo]
- Take it from Old Man Knuble, now is the time, not-so-Young-anymore-Guns. [CSNW]
- Sarge is ready for another tour of duty. [WashTimes]
- Dale Hunter is many things, but Gabby and gabby aren’t among them. [AP]
- This isn’t supposed to be fun, y’know. [Examiner]
- Welcome back, Mattias Sjogren? Welcome back, Mattias Sjogren. [WashTimes, WaPo, CSNW, DSP, SB Nation DC]
- And from the Boston side of things:
- Notes from practice. [CSNNE]
- The marquee match-up: Zdeno Chara (and Dennis Seidenberg) vs. Alex Ovechkin. [NHL.com, CSNNE, NESN]
- Special teams play will be key. [The Republican, BHerald]
- Tyler Seguin knows a lot is expected of him now. [NEHJ, ESPN Boston, BHerald]
- Rich Peverley
ownsis back, and that’s bad news for opponents. [CSNNE] - From most of what you read, the B’s will have a harder time guarding against over-confidence than actually, y’know, beating the Caps. [CSNNE]
- Can we keep politics out of this? Yes? No? Maybe? [Puck Daddy, CSNNE]
- Milan Lucic is looking forward to a long run. [BHerald]
- We’ll keep this image in our back pockets for now. [NESN]
- Hit the road, Caps (and please come back with a win or two). [WashTimes, Capitals Overtime]
- Humility suits the Caps well. [DCEx]
- Is the Caps’ best yet to come? [Frankovic]
- Braden Holtby at 100/1 for Conn Smythe? Hmm. [Puck Daddy]
- Make that “confident Braden Holtby.” [WaPo, with more on Holtby at HomerMcFanboy]
- The Bruins are so deep that James Cameron is designing a special sub to take a closer look. [WashTimes]
- A look at the series’ forwards. [SCoC]
- How the Caps will win! And how the Bruins will win. And what could go wrong for both teams. Bases? Covered. [SI]
- Contrary to what you might have thought, having the regular season edge in head-to-head match-ups might mean more than nothing. [WaPo, with a look back at that season series at RtR]
- Breaking down the match-up. [SB Nation]
- In case you forgot, Ovi’s aggregate scoring numbers in the playoffs are a little bit good. [Sick, Unbelieveable]
- How to beat Tim Thomas (spoiler alert: get pucks on net with traffic). [RMNB]
- When shot-blocking goes bad. [Sick, Unbeleivable, with a bit more on another real-time stat here]
- Getting inside the coaches’ craniums. [Capitals 101]
- This chess match might be better if the Caps had their
Czech mates. [Hockey Hourly] - Ready? Draw! [RtR]
- Would the Rangers have been a better draw for the Caps? Locker thinks so. [106.7 The Fan]
- The “Keith Aucoin is from Massachusetts” angle. [Capital Games]
- Misty water-color memories. [NESN]
- Predictions:
- Caps in six. [Fanspeak]
- Caps (I think). [Rodney the Pomeranian]
- Bruins in four. [EA Sports]
- Bruins in five. [Sporting News, Bruins Blog, Empty Netters]
- Bruins in six. [Puck Prospectus]
- Bruins in seven. [RLS]
- Bruins. [Greatest Hockey Legends]
- Pretty much everyone: Bruins. [DC Sports Bog]
- Behind the Caps’ playoff opening videos. [DC Sports Bog]
- All the jokes you’d expect and then some. [Down Goes Brown]
- It would have been nice if Colorado sucked a little more this season, but the Caps will have to make do with the 11th pick in the draft. [WashTimes, CSNW, SB Nation DC, with a reflection on The Great Screw Job of ’05 at OFB]
- Notes from Tuesday’s Bears practice. [Patriot-News (with more on the Bears’ use of amateur tryout contracts here]
- Finally, happy 34th birthday to Ben Clymer, happy 42nd birthday to Trevor Linden, and happy 51st birthday to Ron Jones.
- Oh, and pledge something – anything – for my beard. Do it. For the children. (And here are some other close-to-home options if you’re feeling charitable.)
