Your savory breakfast links:
- Previews of tonight’s visit from the Flightless Fowl from Vogs, NHL.com, WaPo, WashTimes, CP, Peerless, PuckBuddys and the Tribune-Review, and be sure to check out our SB Nation pals over at Pensburgh for the other side of tonight’s matchup.
- The return to this much-ballyhooed rivalry has everyone talking about Caps-Penguins (and more specifically Alex Ovechkin vs. Sidney Crosby)… [Monumental video, CSNW, Caps Outsider]
- …even if Brooks Laich doesn’t care for that particular aspect of the rivalry. To put it mildly. And he’s not the only one. [Bog, Sporting News]
- Reflecting on some favorite moments from Caps-Pens games of days gone by. [Baltimore Sports Report]
- Has the Caps-Pens rivalry lost some of its spark? [WaPo]
- Meanwhile, Tom Wilson and Nate Schmidt grew up watching Ovechkin and Crosby battle it out and I’ll just be over here with my walker and my denture cream. [WaPo]
- Why Caps fans love to hate the Penguins. Besides the obvious: that it’s incredibly fun. [CSNW]
- Your Capitals Minute for today. [Capitals Voice]
- They don’t ask “how?” they ask “how many?” For Ovechkin at even-strength, we answer both questions anyway. [Rink]
- News and notes from yesterday’s pre-Penguin practice out at Kettler:
- Who is better suited to be the Caps’ power play quarterback: John Carlson or Green? [RMNB]
- Three straight wins have the Caps continuing to climb the ladder in this week’s power rankings… [TSN, SI]
- …and some of the Caps’ players climbing the ladder in the world of fantasy hockey. [TSN]
- Former Cap and Comcast analyst Alan May checks in with the crew over at The Drive. [ESPN980]
- The first quarter of the season is in the books – so how have the Caps done so far? [Rock the Red]
- Ruh-roh… looks like Evgeny Kuznetsov is out with yet another shoulder injury. [RMNB]
- Michigan native Steve Oleksy talks about returning to his home state – and skating at the Joe for the first time as a professional. [Voice News]
- The Mysterious Case of the Missing Tooth starring Nicklas Backstrom. [RMNB]
- Time to play Name That ‘Stache! [Puck Daddy]