Wednesday Caps Clips: Shark Bait

Your savory breakfast links:

• Recaps and other assorted musings on last night's loss from us, Vogs, Monumental video (Trotz, Niskanen, Alzner, Oshie, Holtby), Caps (notes/stats/quotes, pics), NHL.com, AP, The Score, WaPo, CSNMA, Peerless, DSP, RMNB, Stars and Sticks, and from the left coast, Mercury News and Fear the Fin. 
  • About that disallowed goal... [Puck Daddy, CSNMA (and again), RMNB, The Score]
  • The Caps were without their captain (and it showed), as Alex Ovechkin sat out for personal reasons. [Puck Daddy, AP, CSNMA, RMNB]
  • Miss you, Big Cheese! Welcome home. [Monumental video, NHL.com, WaPo, WashTimes, CSNMA]
  • John Carlson celebrated a big milestone last night - 400 games, and counting. [Monumental video, Caps Outsider]
• Looking at the week ahead through the eyes of the newest Rink writer. [Rink]
• Good news: After missing last night's game, Ovechkin should be back in the lineup tomorrow to face the defending Cup champs. Whew. [WaPo, CSNMA]
• Great news (if true): Nicklas Backstrom could return as early as Saturday. [The Score]
• Reviewing Saturday's win from four perspectives - the coach, the players, the fans and the stats. [THW]
• News and notes from yesterday's pregame skate. [Dump 'n Chase, Monumental video (Trotz, Alzner, Chimera, Galiev, Rinkside Update/Beagle)]
• ESPN has ranked all of the franchises in pro sports, and the Caps jump up to 55th.  [ESPN, Stars and Sticks]
• Baseball commentator Harold Reynolds said some silly things about Canadians and baseball, and Madison Bowey and Liam O`Brien are setting him straight. [Puck Daddy]
• Congrats to Chris Bourque, who earned his 500th career AHL point - just the seventh American to do so - with an assist in Hershey's season opener. [Patriot-News]
• Puppies!! [Monumental video]