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Your savory breakfast links:
- The state of your nation’s Capitals. Time to get real, folks. [Rink]
- Three things we were talking about yesterday in the aftermath of Game 2. [Rink]
- The legendary founder of Japers’ Rink stops in to chat with the JRR crew about Game 2 and Reirden’s future. [Rink]
- Previews of a pivotal Game 3 from Vogs, NHL, ESPN, NBCSW, Newsday, NoVa Caps, and as always be sure to check out our SB Nation pals over at Lighthouse Hockey.
- Once upon a time (like four months ago) the Caps were, at the very least, a lethal offensive team. So far, however, the Isles have neutralized that offense. [WaPo]
- Hear from some of the Caps and their head coach after yesterday’s “time to regroup” practice. [Caps video (Reirden, Hagelin, Dillon/Oshie)]
- Reirden alluded to some possible line changes ahead of today’s game; here are some potential options he could go with. [NBCSW, Caps Outsider]
- The good news is that Nicklas Backstrom was on the ice for at least part of yesterday’s practice - but no word yet whether he’ll be in the lineup. [NBCSW]
- The hockey world was abuzz yesterday over Tuukka Rask’s decision to leave the bubble and be with his family - but T.J. Oshie, his teammates, and the Isles all understand the decision. [NBCSW, NY Post, Newsday]
- A few leftovers from Friday night’s loss (if you must). [NBCSW, Islanders, NY Post, RMNB, StarsandSticks]
- These two teams met in the postseason five years ago - and at least one side is having trouble moving on from the past. [Islanders]
- The Isles’ depth is showing (such as it is). [THW]
- So what have we learned through the first two games of this series? [StarsandSticks]