Your savory brunch links:
- Team Russia defeated Switzerland 5-1 with a little help from the Caps’ troika:
- Evgeny Kuznetsov had a beautiful (sigh) goal. [RMNB, CSNMA, Sporting News, sportbox.ru]
- Dmitry Orlov had a beautiful (and clean, sigh) hit. [RMNB, Stars & Sticks]
- Alex Ovechkin is Russia’s “eternal messiah.” Sigh. [championat.ru]
- Andre Burakovsky is expected to arrive in Moscow for Team Sweden this morning. [24malmo.se]
- Speaking of Ovechkin, let’s not try to decide the Ovi-vs-Sid debate until their careers are over, k? [THN]
- I’m sure this pictorial of sad Caps being sad on Breakdown Day is excellent, but for me is still too soon. [RMNB]
- Has the time for defensive defensemen passed in the NHL? [TSS]
- The South Carolina Stingrays and Wheeling Nailers are tied at one game apiece after the Rays fell in double overtime. [@ECHL]
- Finally, the Hershey Bears and Wilkes-Barre/Scranton Baby Pens meet tonight at 5pm for Game Seven of the conference semifinals. The winner advances to meet the winner of the Albany Devils/Toronto Marlies series for the Eastern Conference crown:
Great quote from Garrett Mitchell on this Bears team after last night’s game and on Game 7: pic.twitter.com/RxkT1H0gWB
— Kyle Mace (@kyle_mace) May 14, 2016