Your savory breakfast links:
- Yes, the Caps are good, but… [Rink]
- … maybe some of their success can be attributed to continuing good health. The Wizards haven’t been so lucky and they are struggling. [Ted’s Take]
- The Caps’ opponents know they need to bring their A game against Washington. [WaPo]
- The new boards at the Verizon Center are working out quite nicely, and thanks for asking. [WaPo]
- Jay Beagle, faceoff beast. [Press Box DC]
- Ted Leonisis talks about merging Big Data and sport. [Forbes]
- World Juniors are set to start on Saturday:
- Team Russia defeated Denmark 5-0 in the final pre-tournament tuneup game. Ilya Samsonov backed up Alex Georgiev for the first and second periods, then took the net for the third. [Russian Times]
- Team Switzerland will be without Nashville prospect Kevin Fiala, but Caps prospect d-man Jonas Siegenthaler will be patrolling their blueline. [hockeyfans.ch]
- Christmas and the Capitals:
- Baby Caps are the cutest. [Monumental (photos)]
- Santa Swedes! [RMNB]
- St. Nick has a special delivery for the District – if he remembers it’s on the manifest. [Rink]
- ‘Twas the night before Wesmas. [RMNB]
- Ketchup will haunt Tom Wilson ‘s dreams. [Caps Outsider]
- Finally, happy 64th birthday to one-game-NHLer Brian Stapleton and Dave Kryskow, and happy 50th birthday to Dmitri Mironov.