Your savory breakfast links:
- Previews of tonight’s visit to Staples Center from Dump ‘n Chase, NHL.com, AP, Peerless
- Tonight marks the potentially emotional (for different reasons) return of former Kings Justin Williams and Mike Richards to LA, where they won two Stanley Cups. [LA Times, Daily News]
- Scope out the road ahead and the many libelous thoughts that go along with that journey. [Rink]
- The Caps’ new-look “fourth” line has been superb since being cobbled together four games ago. [WaPo]
- Braden Holtby has been rolling in praise for most of the season, but for the laser-focused goaltender, it’s all just white noise. [CSNMA]
- Storylines to watch down the stretch, including those pesky Caps and their peskier playoff history. [Sportsnet]
- Before they get to the next chapter in that playoff history, there are a few areas of their game they may want to address. [NoVa Caps]
- Even with those areas of “concern”, the Caps appear to be built for the playoffs… or so sayeth experts and former coaches alike. [ESPN (video), WaPo, LA Times]
- It’s open season on NCAA free agents – here’s one the Caps might want to target. [StarsandSticks]
- A few leftovers from Monday night’s shootout win in Anaheim. [Dump ‘n Chase, The Score, LA Times, OC Register, Anaheim Calling]
- Regardless of what happens this spring, this has been quite a season to be a Caps fan – and our experience is teaching other fans that it’s okay to enjoy the present for what it is. [BSH]
- Ignore those trades that make you twitch and instead take a look back on three of the great Capitals trades. [THW]
- Prepping for the playoffs. [NoVa Caps]
- There are some uber-talented Caps fans out there with an eye for the captain’s adorable features – take a look! [NoVa Caps]
- Former Cap Chris Simon will join Denny Lambert and Marty Turco as the next inductees into the Sault Ste Marie Hockey Hall of Fame. [Wawa News, Sault Star, Sault This Week]
- Finally, happy 52nd birthday to Phil Housley.