Your savory breakfast links:
- On the plus side, the Caps aren’t losers. On the minus side, they’re chokers… [WaPo]
- … with no shortage of recent disappointments. [DSP]
- Maybe they should work on managing expectations. [SI]
- George McPhee won’t tailor his roster to the Caps’ new division (which is good, since that would be foolish)… [WashTimes]
- … but it may be time for him to get bold(er). [NBC4]
- Wojtek Wolski is headed to the KHL to the surprise of no one who has seen him burn through five NHL teams since February 2010. [WaPo, CSNW, DCEx, WashTimes, PHT]
- Looking back at 2013 for John Carlson… [Peerless]
- … and his most frequent partner, John Erskine. [Peerless]
- What’s Matt Hendricks worth to the Caps? Quick, everyone write! [WaPo, DCEx, WashTimes]
- Related: Hendricks is very leader-y. [CSNW]
- Brooks Laich threw out the first pitch ahead of last night’s Orioles‘ game. No word on whether he quickly corrected anyone who called it a strike with, “Actually, it was a lockout.” [RMNB]
- Turning the tables a bit, what the Caps could learn from an O’s legend. [Caps Outsider]
- That’s one heck of a road trip, Braden Holtby. [RMNB]
- Speaking of, tales of father-son hockey road trips always coincide with increased dust in here… yep, there’s some in my eye now. [Dump ‘n Chase]
- Alex Ovechkins throughout history. [FanPost]
- He’s Evgeny Kuznetsov. We’re Vladimir. GMGM is Estragon. And… scene. [CSNW]
- Finally, wishing a happy 34th birthday to Graham Mink, and a happy 65th birthday to Bill Mikkelson.