Your savory breakfast links:
- Pierre-Luc Dubois hasn’t truly broken out in this series…yet. But the series shifting to Montreal could help. [Rink]
- Three things we were talking about yesterday when we were talking about the Caps. [Rink]
- Previews of Game 3 in Montreal from Vogs and AP, and as always be sure to swing by our pals over at Eyes on the Prize for the view from behind enemy lines.
- Practice day chatter from both sides. [Caps video (Carbery, Mangiapane, Chychrun, Caps365), Sportsnet, RDS]
- For the fifth-straight day, Aliaksei Protas skated on his own and is on the trip to Montreal with his team. [THN]
- There’s not a pressing need to rush Protas back in the lineup, but they are certainly a better team with him in – so who would sit if and when he’s ready? [Athletic ($)]
- Don’t expect it to be Ryan Leonard, who has really risen to the occasion under the bright playoff spotlight. [THN]
- That spotlight is going to burn even brighter in hockey-mad Montreal, where the atmosphere at Bell Centre is truly like no other – and the Caps need to be ready. [NHL, RMNB]
- No one knows that better than Kirk Muller, who spent parts of four seasons there and scored the Cup-clinching goal at the old Montreal Forum for the Habs back in ’93. [NHL]
- The Caps are looking to fix what has been their biggest issue so far, which is letting the Habs take over in the third periods. [NHL]
- A few leftovers from a big Game 2 victory. [Rink, RMNB, S&S, EOTP]
- Looking back at the first two games of this series and emphasizing the importance of keeping the foot on the gas. [THN]
- While the Caps have had the better of the play overall, the margin for error has still been razor thin. [WaPo, RDS]
- Some of the Caps’ biggest (literally), loudest, and beer-chuggingest fans at Wednesday’s game were members of the local football team. [Commanders, WaPo]
- Don’t even think about saying “Go Habs Go!” in Montreal, lest the language police come after you. Allez! [Gazette, AP]