Your savory breakfast links:
- A few leftovers from Saturday night’s win over the Blue Jackets from THN, NoVa Caps, RMNB, and S+S (and again).
- The Washington Capitals’ blueline has been without some key veterans to start the season, but the young defensemen have stepped up to the plate. [WaPo ($)]
- Alex Ovechkin started this season quietly on offense but has picked his game up in the last few games. [THN]
- Coach Carbery is pleased with the way Anthony Mantha has responded to coaching and is actively working on his game. [RMNB]
- Rasmus Sandin has gotten some looks on the PK lately with injuries on the blueline, and the numbers suggest he should keep getting 4v5 minutes. [PBM]
- The Caps have had some bad luck so far this season when it comes to coach’s challenges and overturned goals. [RMNB]
Finally, re-live Saturday night’s win through the words of a mic’d up Connor McMichael: