/cdn.vox-cdn.com/uploads/chorus_image/image/52373707/usa_today_9063046.0.jpeg)
Your savory breakfast links:
- The team held a spirited practice on Monday to get ready for Philly on Rivalry Night... [NoVa Caps, FiCP]
- ... and then they headed over to MedStar Georgetown University Hospital to bring some holiday cheer and toasty warm Ellie’s Hats for the children there. [NoVa Caps, FiCP, CSNMA]
- It’s a balancing act with forwards rotating in and out of the lineup, and Coach Trotz is trying to find some time for the Hershey hopefuls as well. [WaPo]
- Justin Williams and Evgeny Kuznetsov have been helping one another through their early-season slumps... [WaPo]
- ... while Alex Ovechkin and Andre Burakovsky have been - something. [RMNB]
- Maybe Burky gets back in the lineup on Wednesday. [CSNMA]
- Lars Eller has been upping his game with more familiarity with his new team. [WashTimes]
- A reduced role seems to be suiting Brooks Orpik. [NoVa Caps]
- Related - the Caps need more production from their d-men. [CSNMA]
- Salary cap compliance and the eternal struggle. [NoVa Caps]
- Le flair de Barry Trotz. [Journal de Montreal]
- Congrats to CCM/AHL Player of the Week, Hershey goaltender Vitek Vanecek. [NoVa Caps, The Hershey Bears]
Big day for the Bears! Chris Bourque was named an AHL All-Star captain & Vanecek is player of the week. Congrats boys! pic.twitter.com/6sdrGkdpKU
— Chocolate Chirps (@ChocolateChirps) December 19, 2016
- Finally, happy 26th birthday to Alexander Urbom, and happy 66th to Bill Clement.