Your savory breakfast links:
- Previews of tonight’s visit to the ‘Burgh from Vogs, NHL.com, AP, Peerless, and Friends in Cold Places, and be sure to check out our SB Nation pals over at Pensburgh for the other side of tonight’s matchup.
- The Caps have the great honor of being the first team to take on a Penguins team undergoing a regime change, with Mike Sullivan stepping in as the new bench boss. [WaPo, CSNMA, Post-Gazette, Trib-Review (and again)]
- Brooks Orpik remains out, and it does not sound like he’s coming back anytime soon. [SI, RMNB]
- It took him awhile to get to experience one, but Taylor Chorney was finally able to have his dad along for a team fathers’ trip. [WaPo]
- Despite their success so far, the Caps have battled a bit of inconsistency. [Friends in Cold Places]
- Inconsistent, that is, except for the man between the pipes, who has been rock steady. [CSNMA]
- A few leftovers from Saturday night’s win in Tampa. [Dump ‘n Chase, NBC4, Lightning (and again), Bolts by the Bay, Star Daily Standard Times]
- Rank ’em. [Rink]
- Last week it was Mike Milbury; now it’s Jeremy Roenick praising Alex Ovechkin. Weird times, these. [CSNMA]
- A look back at the week that was… [Peerless, RMNB]
- …and the week ahead. [All About the Jersey]
- The South Carolina Stingrays held their Teddy Bear toss over the weekend, and the result was a tremendous 3,077 flying teddy bears for a good cause. [Caps Outsider]
- VOTE BACKY. [Capitals OT]
- Finally, happy 49th birthday to Bill Ranford, and happy 54th to Peter Sundstrom.