Your savory breakfast links:
- The Week That Was, Volume Sixteen. [Peerless, ILWT (with the Metro lowdown)]
- All-Star break stats check – are the Caps getting better? [RMNB]
- A League-wide look at what to expect in the second half. [News & Observer]
- NHL All-Star Weekend wrapup:
- Team Toews defeated Team Foligno 17-12. [NHL.com, WaPo, Puck Daddy (and oh that Columbus cannon)]
- Selfishvechkin registered three points, all assists, plus he started a bit of a scrum, but didn’t get his car… [CSNW, RMNB]
- … until he did. Well, technically the
NoVa Cool Cats - Ovi continues evolving, even as he keeps his zeal for the game, and his teammates, coaches and colleagues are paying attention… [WaPo]
- … but is Mother Russia calling? [RMNB]
- AHL All-Star Skillz wrapup:
- Philipp Grubauer, pressed into emergency duty as an injury replacement, stopped 16 of 19 shots in the AHL Skills Competition and was named CCM Top Goaltender. [Patriot-News]
- Related: Grubi says “Nein.” [@ChocHockey]
- Connor Carrick provided a 98MPH slapper in the Hardest Shot contest and some clever Twitter commentary. [@ConnorCarrick]
- The AHL All-Star Game is tonight at 7pm Eastern.
- Prospect updates:
- Shane Gersich dropped a hatty on the Lincoln Stars, giving him 36 points in 31 games and a sturdy +10 rating. [Lancers]
- If you’d like to know more about Caps prospect Zach Sanford, this article from the paper that covered his high school hockey at Pinkerton Academy is a great place to start. [Eagle-Tribune]
- Here’s Riley Barber getting sprung on a breakaway and scoring shorthanded vs. Denver. [YouTube]
- Finally, happy 57th birthday to Mark Taylor.