Your savory breakfast links:
- Recaps and other assorted musings on yesterday’s shutout loss from Vogs, Monumental video (Trotz, Orpik, Carrick, Holtby), NHL.com, WaPo and Inside Hockey (pics). Plus some Boston-centric commentary from CSNNE, Boston.com, and NESN (with gif of Jeremy Smith’s crazy-good glove save on Andre Burakovsky).
- The Battle for Second Line Center has been joined… [WaPo]
- … and winning faceoffs is key. We’re looking at you, Marcus Johansson… [WaPo]
- … whose fancystats aren’t optimal but have perhaps shown encouraging improvement. [BLY]
- Training camp notes:
- Jay Beagle states he is 100% after sustaining an undisclosed UBI, but will continue to rest it out, for now. [CSNW]
- Chris Brown is eyeing the Caps’ depth chart at right wing… [CSNW]
- … and no, he didn’t make this list. [Rink]
- Defenseman Mike Moore is similarly checking out the Caps’ defense depth chart. He’s a Princeton man, y’know. [The Trentonian]
- “If you can establish a gap against him, before he really winds up and gets going, that’s key.” Brooks Orpik reflects on a decade of trying to stop Alex Ovechkin. [WaPo]
- Andre Burakovsky has had a pretty successful camp. Just ask him. [expressen.se]
- The first roster cuts should be announced soon – Hershey’s training camp starts Monday. [Patriot-News]
- Winter Classic notes:
- Hockey’s most fabulous fans provide their take on the new unis… [Puck Buddys]
- … and Assistant GM Don Fishman offers his insight on the threads and the event. [Capitals Voice]
- Gear me. [RMNB]
- Take a gander at the seats at Nats Park and the prices you won’t be paying to sit in them. [RMNB]
- Speaking of which, Uncle Ted talks Classical economics. [WBJ (video)]
- Goalie notes:
- The takeaway from all the shiny charts and tables – goalies are confidence men. [Progressive Hockey]
- So it’s prob’ly pretty good that Philipp Grubauer hasn’t had his shaken. [WaPo]
- And about that new NHL trapezoid rule. [Dump ‘n’ Chase]
- Prospect notes:
- The team has skilled players at all competition levels this upcoming season. [Hockey’s Future]
- Congrats are in order for Riley Barber , who was named to the NCHC Preseason All-Conference Team. [NCHC Hockey]
- Finally, happy 37th birthday to Alexandre Volchkov.