Your savory breakfast links:
- Alas, it appears as though the end of the road has arrived and the expected has come to pass – Mike Green and Eric Fehr will hit the free-agent market on July 1. Au revoir, gentlemen. [CSNW, The Score, RMNB, CBS Sports, PDL]
- Green is apparently “a little melancholy” about leaving… which is good, because some of us are downright miserable. [CSNW]
- A fond farewell for Game Over Green. [Caps Outsider]
- Meanwhile Fehr’s agent explains why he won’t be back with the Caps next season. [CSNW]
- Trading Green’s rights, surveying the right-wing market and more in this week’s mailbag. Keep those questions coming! [Rink]
- The 2015-16 schedule has arrived, and in a shocking development, it features 82 games against 29 other teams. [Caps, Rink, WaPo, CSNW, RMNB, Pressbox DC, Stars and Sticks]
- Of course, the most important question now that the schedule is out, is whether the president will finally come to Verizon to see his Cup-winning Blackhawks. [CSNW]
- On the road to becoming a Stanley Cup Champ, the Caps should invest in a top-six forward. [RMNB]
- Potential trade targets for the Caps abound. Oshie, O’Reilly, Okposo, oh my! [Sporting News, THW, Stars and Sticks (and again)]
- Could the Caps be preparing to shell out some big bucks this summer? [Stars and Sticks]
- While a number of the pending free agents seem to be on their way out of DC, there’s still a chance that a couple of them stick around, as talks are ongoing. [WaPo]
- The 2015 NHL Draft gets underway tonight:
- Assistant GM Ross Mahoney has a methodical approach when it comes to the draft, and a list that does not waver. [WaPo]
- Using that list, the Caps have narrowed down their choices to two to three players for their 22nd-overall pick. [WashTimes]
- Rounding up the mock draft picks for the Caps. [Patriot News]
- The top ten draft busts in franchise history. [Stars and Sticks]
- Awkward interviews from one of the more awkward events of the year, the NHL Awards. [Puck Daddy]
- Speaking of the awards, here are 15 things we learned at this year’s event. [Sportsnet]
- Sure, he’s a hockey player now… but what Brooks Laich really wants to do is dance. Just ask his girlfriend. [Wetpaint]
- Finally, happy 35th birthday to John Erskine.