Your savory breakfast links:
- Previewing tonight’s matchup with the Toronto Maple Leafs with Vogs, and don’t forget to follow along with our pals Pension Plan Puppets for coverage from behind enemy lines.
- News and notes from yesterday’s practice. [Coach Carbery media availability, THN, RMNB, S+S, SI]
- Speaking of yesterday’s practice, a certain Great 8 was on the ice…
- In just one season, the Washington Capitals have made quite the offensive turnaround. [WaPo ($)]
- The Caps are one of the league’s most surprising breakout squads this year—is it for real? [Athletic ($)]
- Andrew Mangiapane has found a beautiful way to honor Johnny Gaudreau this season and keep his friend with him on the ice. [RMNB]
- Coach Spencer Carbery is just as surprised as most Caps fans about his team not having a single player on a 4 Nations roster. [THN, RMNB, theScore]
- Former Washington goalie Braden Holtby is mentoring Caps’ goalie prospects with the ECHL Stingrays this season, and he loves it. [RMNB]
- Don’t look now, but the Capitals currently look like the winners of the 2024 offseason. [THN]
- Carbery knows Ivan Miroshnichenko’s development will take time, and he doesn’t want to rush the process. [RMNB]
- Ryan Leonard was named the NCAA’s Player of the Month for November after scoring 13 points (8G, 5A) in nine games. [BC Men’s Hockey, RMNB]
- Several Caps players have stepped up big time this season—which ones have made an MVP-caliber impact? [S+S]
- Finally, happy 63rd birthday to Chris Valentine, and happy 38th birthday to 2018 Stanley Cup champion Matt Niskanen!