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Your savory breakfast links:
- Recaps and other assorted musings on last night’s win from us, Vogs, Caps video (Reirden, locker room, recap), NHL, AP, WaPo, Boston Globe, NBCSW, NBCS-Boston, NESN, WashTimes, Frankovic, NoVa Caps (and again), RMNB, FiCP, and Stanley Cup of Chowder.
- After being hit into the boards by Kevan Miller, T.J. Oshie had to head back to the locker room... because the concussion spotter was actually doing their job. Amazing. [WaPo]
- Prior to the game, a lot of talk focused on potential retribution for Brad Marchand having jumped Lars Eller back on opening night. [NBC Sports, WaPo, NBCSW]
- Which brings us to after the game, which featured... zero retribution. But plenty of Marchand being a tool, hooray! [NBCSW]
Brad Marchand on why he didn't fight Lars Eller when challenged: "I haven't looked at the stat sheet, but I really don't feel like I need to prove anything. He plays maybe 10-12 minutes a night and I'm playing 20. In a 1-0 game and to go on a power play, it doesn't make sense"
— Joe Haggerty (@HackswithHaggs) January 11, 2019
Lars Eller on Brad Marchand: “Everyone saw what he is. ... There’s not a lot of integrity in his game.”
— Isabelle Khurshudyan (@ikhurshudyan) January 11, 2019
- Also on everyone’s mind prior to the game was the Caps’ recent mastery of the Bruins, with 13-straight - and now make that 14-straight - wins. [Rink, NBCSW]
- Halfway through the season, there aren’t too many things one would find surprising about the midyear stats. [Caps Outsider]
- More thoughts on Alex Ovechkin and his decision to sit out this year’s All-Star Game. [Pucker Up Sports]
- Alex Alexeyev had a standout performance at this year’s WJC; so what does that say about his future trajectory? [NBCSW]
- News and notes from yesterday’s pregame skate in Boston. [Dump ‘n Chase, Caps video (Reirden, Ovechkin, Rinkside Update/Carlson)]
- Get to know the man, the myth, the legend and the voice behind “your Washingtoooooooooooooon Capitals!”, Wes Johnson. [FCNP]