Your savory breakfast links:
- Taking a closer look at how the Caps generate shots from the point and capitalize on rebounds… or not so much. [Rink]
- Arbitration hearings get underway today, and the Caps and Marcus Johansson remain about $1.4 million apart. [NHL.com]
- They won’t be the only ones awaiting the outcome; restricted free agent Dmitry Orlov will have to see how much money the cap-strapped team has left for his new deal. [NoVa Caps]
- Congrats to former player and Bears’ assistant coach Bryan Helmer, who is moving up the ladder to become Hershey’s VP of Hockey Operations. [ABC27]
- Can these Capitals win a Stanley Cup? [THW]
- Whether or not they can, fans still have faith that they will. [CSNMA]
- Evgeny Kuznetsov‘s 2015-16 campaign earns him top marks from NHL Network. [RMNB]
- Talking to the Caps’ esteemed anthem singer Bob McDonald about cool moments in his singing career, both in and out of the arena. [RMNB]
- What if Yvon Labre were a president? Boy, if I had a nickel for every time someone asked me that… [Peerless]
- Hockey players as rejected Pokemon characters because offseason. [Puck Daddy]
- Finally, happy 66th birthday to Terry Murray, and happy 27th to Ryan Stanton.