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Your savory breakfast links:
- The Caps have added another piece of depth to the lineup, inking Conor Sheary to a one-year deal. [Rink, Caps, Vogs, AP, NHL, The Score, WaPo, NBCSW, NoVa Caps, S&S, RMNB, Puck Prose, Caps Outsider]
- The new guy gets a new number:
- As the new season comes barreling toward us, the NHL has released a slate of important dates, medical protocols for 2021 and some rule changes. [Rink, NHL (and again), WaPo, NoVa Caps, RMNB]
- Get the lowdown on those rule changes from NHL Hockey Ops:
- What clues could the shortened season of 1994-95 hold for the Caps this year? [Rink]
- There was no bigger story in 2020 than the COVID pandemic, in the hockey world and the world in general. [NBCSW]
- Breaking down what the loss of Henrik Lundqvist means for the Caps - and what it doesn’t. [NBCSW]
- Projecting what kind of offense the Caps’ blueliners may be able to provide in the coming season. [Caps Outsider]
- So where do the Caps stand when it comes to the salary cap? [S&S]
- NHLers will now feature advertisements, and the Caps are one of the first teams to announce their sponsor. [Caps, AP, USA Today, NBCSW]
- The ads themselves are pretty unobtrusive and not really a big deal, so the internet had a suitably measured and calm response to this news. [Yahoo!]
- 22 years ago, the Caps made their first leap to the Stanley Cup Final... and here’s how that went. [THW]
- Happy 37th birthday to Chris Conner, happy 38th to Shaone Morrisonn, and happy 34th to T.J. Oshie.
- And finally, please join all of us here in sending love, hugs and healing thoughts to a beloved member of the Rink family, Peerless, as he begins a tough battle. You’ve got this, friend! [Peerless]