Your savory breakfast links:
- The Alex Ovechkin celebration continues… soak it all in, folks:
- This may be Ovechkin’s milestone, but there’s a little something in it for those of us that have been through the ups and the downs with him over the years. [Rink]
- General musings and reflections on the man and the milestone. [TSN.ca, Trentonian, Friends in Cold Places, Pressbox DC, LA Times, Sportsnet (Dangle – video), ESPN, Ted’s Take]
- Check out part one of a sit-down chat between Mike Vogel and the captain. [Monumental video]
- Poor Alex. He had a whole goal celebration planned and it was ruined by his scheming, swarming teammates. [CSNMA]
- One high-flying #8 welcomes another into the 500-goal club. [NHL.com, TSN]
- Ovechkin’s road to Goal #500 wasn’t an easy one by any stretch. [Puck Drunk Love, RMNB]
- Comparing the Gr8 One to the Great One. [WaPo, Puck Daddy, The Star, Sportsnet, Medium]
- Might he also draw comparisons to a superstar from a different sport? [Peerless]
- Memories to last a lifetime. [Sportsnet]
- There are two Alex Ovechkins – the one that actually exists and the one that exists solely in narratives. Make sure to scroll through. [The Faceoff Circle]
- Thanks for a hell of a ride, Alex… [RMNB]
- …a ride which ran over 115 different “victims” in net over the years. [WaPo]
- Look at some more highlights from a sparkling career filled with insanely good goals. [NESN]
- When you’re an elite goal-scorer, the “weapon” of choice matters. [CSNMA]
- Ovechkin would probably love an Olympic gold medal at some point, but the lack of one doesn’t diminish his greatness. [SovSport.ru]
- What. A. Weekend. [Deadspin]
- Philipp Grubauer has now been in net for two Ovechkin milestones this year and is officially the captain’s lucky penny. [WaPo]
- Apparently scoring five goals in four games and picking up your 500th-career tally earns you first star honors from the League. Weird. [Rink, Caps, WaPo, CSNMA, RMNB, Stars and Sticks, RDS]
- Hey, here’s a completely terrifying “what if” scenario: what if George McPhee had traded away the pick that became Ove-… ugh, can’t even finish the thought. [CSNMA]
- Football season is over in the District. Washington fans: we hereby invite you to check out the hottest ticket in town. [WTOP]
- A trio of thoughts to reflect on and discuss as the week gets underway. [Rink]
- More on the week that was. [Rink, ESPN, NoVa Caps]
- Grubauer has the tough task of being Braden Holtby‘s backup, but he’s performed admirably in limited use this year. [NoVa Caps]
- Could this be the year? …well?? [Spectors Hockey, Stars and Sticks]
- Reflections on the first half of the season, including first-half awards. [Sportsnet, NHL.com]
- A few leftovers from the other stuff that happened in Sunday’s win. [Dump ‘n Chase,
- Rank ’em! [Rink]
- Zach Sill picked a pretty cool game in which to get his first goal as a Capital (even if it got a little overshadowed). [Truro Daily]
- Find out what it’s like to experience Madison Square Garden as a Caps fan. [Caps Outsider]
- Finally, happy 38th birthday to Josef Boumedienne, happy 49th to Ulf Dahlen, and happy 55th to Daryl Evans.