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Your savory breakfast links:
- In World Cup action, Sweden’s Cup run is over as they fell to Europe 3-2 in overtime. [Dump-n-Chase, WCH2016, ESPN]
- Tre Kronor leading scorer Nicklas Backstrom got his team on the board first with this tally...
Backstrom goal pic.twitter.com/UjXuakv99J
— Stephanie (@myregularface) September 25, 2016
- ... but questions remain about Sweden’s approach to this tournament. [Sportsnet], Puck Daddy]
- Say, we know that Sidney Crosby is good. That doesn’t have to mean that Alex Ovechkin is bad. [PHT]
- Both of the Caps’ goaltenders are still contending for a title, but neither of them has had a minute of game time yet. [WaPo]
- Closer to home, training camp continues with the team preparing for its first preseason tilt tonight:
- Rosters! If you’re looking to see the Caps’ veterans, tonight is not your night. But if you want to see Lars Eller in action, it’s your lucky day. [RMNB]
- Game notes. [Caps Today]
- Day Three in review. [NoVa Caps, RMNB (pictures)]
- TJ Oshie and Matt Niskanen returned from their World Cup experience in “game shape” and in excellent spirits. [WaPo, CSNMA]
- Nate Schmidt left practice with a minor lower body injury and will be evaluated again today. He was not scheduled to play in tonight’s game. [CSNMA]
Schmidt is fine, according to an update from the team. Mitchell landed on him at the end of an intense drill.
— Tarik El-Bashir (@TarikCSN) September 25, 2016