Your savory breakfast links:
- Previews of this afternoons bout with Boston from Vogs, AP, and Reuters.
- The departure of John Carlson ahead of yesterday’s trade deadline was truly the end of an era. [Vogs, Caps Outsider]
- Yesterday was a sad day in the Caps’ locker room, as the team came to grips with losing a friend, a leader, their “north star”. [Caps video (Ovechkin, Strome, Wilson), AP, THN, RMNB]
- No one felt the loss of Carlson more than his longtime teammate and good friend, Alex Ovechkin. [NHL, The Athletic ($)]
- The Caps did add to their blueline, bringing in defenseman Timothy Liljegren from San Jose. [Rink, Caps]
- Liljegren’s arrival brings about a reunion of “the Swedish Twins”, as he gets to play alongside longtime Toronto teammate and friend, Rasmus Sandin. [Hockey Patrol]
- The team also enhanced their forward depth, trading a pick to Vancouver for David Kampf. [Rink, Caps]
- There was also a minor-league swap, sending forward Graeme Clark to Ottawa for Wyatt Bongiovanni. [Caps]
- Hear from GM Chris Patrick after a busy – and emotional – last few days leading into the trade deadline. [Caps video]
- Since returning from injury, Pierre-Luc Dubois has been a huge boost to the lineup. [NHL]
- The Caps have recalled forward Ivan Miroshnichenko for the playoff push. [Caps]
- Happy 66th birthday to Bryan Erickson, happy 63rd to Mike Eagles, happy 29th to Dylan Strome and happy 26th to Rasmus Sandin!
- Finally…thanks for the memories, Carly. Forever a Cap (and hopefully a Cap again soon).