Your savory breakfast links:
- Happy New Season’s Eve! Celebrate with a piping hot Japers’ Rink Radio podcast. [Rink Radio]
- The Capitals have a 23-man roster, but is it the 23-man roster? [WaPo, NBCS-DC]
- The first practice of the regular season hints at the Opening Night lineup. [RMNB]
- That lineup won’t include Tom Wilson, who received a four-game suspension. FOUR. GAMES. [NHL.com, WaPo, NBCS-DC, AP, NoVa Caps,
- Three prospects; two roster spots... [NoVa Caps]
- ... and Madison Bowey gets his ticket back to Hershey. Probably. [RMNB]
- G’day, Nate! Oz media is pretty happy that Nathan Walker is on that roster. [news.com.au]
- GM Brian MacLellan shared his thoughts. [NoVa Caps]
- Season previews:
- SB Nation...
- ... Caps Outsider...
- ... NHL.com [Metro Preview]...
- ... a wide-open East? [AP]
- Oh hai there Alex Ovechkin 600th goal watch. He’s only 42 goals away! [Sportsnet]
- Getting to know new goalie coach Scott Murray. [NHL.com]
- Finally, happy 36th birthday to Justin Williams.
- One more: The Senators will be honoring former coach and general manager Bryan Murray with this helmet sticker. Perhaps the Caps could wear them too, for one game.