Your savory breakfast links:
- Recaps and other assorted musings on last night’s shootout loss from us, Vogs, Monumental video (Trotz, locker room), NHL.com, AP, WaPo, CSNMA, FiCP, NoVa Caps, RMNB, and from the three rivers, Post-Gazette, Pensburgh.
- It may have only been the first game of the season, but the animosity and physicality in the Caps-Pens game was in midseason – even postseason – form. [PHT, Post-Gazette]
- Will the NHL be taking a look at this WWE-level slam of Evgeni Malkin by Justin Williams? [CSNMA]
- Last night featured a banner ceremony for the Penguins that could perhaps inspire the Caps. [WaPo, NoVa Caps]
- Roundtables, predictions, and previews galore as everyone looks at the season ahead. [Rink, CSNMA, Stars and Sticks, RMNB, CarterHud]
- Some notes on opening nights of the past. [Rink]
- The chase for the Cup begins once more. [Dump ‘n Chase]
- News and notes from yesterday’s pregame practice. [Dump ‘n Chase, Monumental video (Trotz, Ovechkin, Beagle, Rinkside Update/Oshie), WaPo, CSNMA, RMNB (pics)]
- Opening-night lineup featured the Tre Kronor line and the NHL debut of Zach Sanford. [WaPo]
- The 2016-17 season could prove to be one of the most crucial in recent memory. [Rink, THW]
- Three keys to the Caps finally winning the Stanley Cup. [THW]
- How surprise roster player Sanford can succeed this season. [RMNB]
- It takes guts to be a DC sports fan. And how. [WaPo]
- Philipp Grubauer talks about his World Cup experience, the pain of losing last year and what lies ahead. [NoVa Caps]
- The Hershey Bears have set their roster and are ready to open their regular season. [NoVa Caps]
- Monumental Sports has a new subscription service, where you can watch – among other things – Hershey Bears and Stingrays games. [WaPo, Upstart]
- Where do the Caps rank League-wide when it comes to height, weight and age? [NoVa Caps]
- Rookie phenom Auston Matthews impressed the Caps with his four-goal debut. [CSNMA]
- They may not have any championships (yet), but the Caps lead the way in Minnesotans! [Let’s Play Hockey]
- Celebrating true love at center ice. [Washingtonian]