Your savory breakfast links:
- “Without a doubt the best player ever to come from west Michigan” stopped by the Grand Rapids Griffins youth camp. [WOOD TV8 (video)]
- Caps’ 2009 3rd round pick Cody Eakin is one of 46 players in Saskatoon this week trying to make Canada’s World Juniors squad (and he’s only there because fellow Caps prospect Stefan Della Rovere is unable to participate in the on-ice activities due to the shoulder injury he suffered at Development Camp last month). Eakin “backchecks as relentlessly as he forechecks – skills that generate no tangible statistics, but are invaluable to any team.” [Canwest]
- Team Massachusetts has a Caps/Bears flavor to it. [Illegal Curve]
- In honor of the release of the new G.I. Joe flick, the Top 10 Joes in NHL history, featuring one Cap (sorry Joes Motzko, Murphy, Reekie, Sacco – it ain’t you). [Greatest Hockey Legends]
- The Hockey News is counting down it’s 2009-10 predicted standings. Look for the Caps to make an appearance some time during the week of August 17. [The Hockey News]
- Carey Price has one more “w” on his hat than on his stat sheet for the 2008-09 playoffs. [Hockeyhead via D.C. Sports Bog]