Your savory breakfast links:
- The Washington Capitals made one roster cut yesterday, placing goaltender Hunter Shepard on waivers to send him to Hershey. [THN, NoVa Caps, RMNB]
- There is one roster spot left for three forwards fighting for the job, and Andrew Cristall is still battling. [THN]
- All three of those forwards have made the case for themselves this preseason. [RMNB]
- With Ethan Bear clearing waivers this weekend, Hershey coach Todd Nelson knows exactly what he’ll tell the defenseman when he arrives. [RMNB]
- There was quite a bit of waiver activity across the league yesterday—59 players were placed on waivers by 22 different teams. [RMNB]
- Happy 75th birthday to Jim Hrycuik and 36th birthday to Cameron Schilling!
Finally, a reminder that NHL rosters are due at 5pm ET today, so keep an eye out for the final round of cuts and, in Washington’s case, very tough decisions!