Your savory breakfast links:
- Recaps and other assorted musings on last night’s OT squeaker from us, Vogs, Monumental video (Trotz, Niskanen, Kuznetsov, Holtby, Schmidt, highlights), NHL.com, AP, WaPo, Frankovic, StarsandSticks, RMNB, DSP, MLive (and again), Free Press, Kukla’s Korner, Wings, and Winging It In Motown.
- Still. Waiting. [USA Today]
- Previews of tonight’s Caps-Stars game from NHL.com, Dallas Morning News, and the Stars, and be sure to visit our SB Nation pals over at Defending Big D for the other side of tonight’s matchup.
- Hmm…
#Caps haven’t beat #Stars since Oct.25, 2008 when Sergei Fedorov became Russia’s all-time NHL goal-scoring leader. WSH hosts DAL tomorrow
— Ben Raby (@BenRaby31) November 18, 2015
- Hmm…
- Looking at the tough road ahead this week. [Rink]
- If the League is going to keep an eye on Tom Wilson, he may have to change his style a bit. And what might that look like? [Rink]
- News and notes from yesterday’s pre-game skate:
- In general. [Dump ‘n Chase, Monumental video (Trotz, Ovechkin, Rinkside Update/Laich)]
- Detroit’s Pavel Datsyuk represents a magical role model for what the Caps hope Evgeny Kuznetsov can become. [CSNMA]
- Reunited, and it feels… well, a little rusty, if we’re being honest. [WaPo, The Score]
- That pesky lower-body injury kept Brooks Orpik out for a third-straight game. [WaPo]
- Some of the NHL’s all-time greats weigh in on the wonder that is Alex Ovechkin. [NHL.com]
- Nate Schmidt is good at skating and passing. Also, hockey. [RMNB]
- One of many former Windsor Spitfires to make it to the NHL, Philipp Grubauer is pretty happy with where he is right now. [Windsor Star]
- The Caps are off to a pretty strong start overall. [The Fourth Period]
- Change is a-comin’ to the All-Star Game, with a three-on-three mini tournament format replacing the usual high-scoring, low-hitting game. [NHL.com (and again), CSNMA, Sportsnet]
- Change is good, but no draft, i.e. no drunken Ovechkin? Bad. Very bad. [Puck Daddy]
- It might be time to seriously consider making the nets bigger. [ESPN]
- Which players make the cut for the top talent at the best value? [ESPN ($)]
- A look at coaching salaries and what factors may impact them across the NHL. [Hockey-Graphs]
- Checking in on the prospect pool. [Caps Outsider]
- With a couple of weeks in the NHL under his belt, Chandler Stephenson can’t wait to get back. [Patriot News]
- Finally, happy 54th birthday to Grant Ledyard, and happy 42nd to Dean Melanson.