Your savory breakfast links:
- Previews of tonight’s heavyweight bout between the Caps and Jets from Vogs, Winnipeg Sun, Global News, AP, and Reuters.
- In memory of the victims of Wednesday’s tragic plane crash, there will be a moment of silence before tonight’s game and a private vigil for the local figure skating community at Medstar. [Caps]
- The Caps’ 50th anniversary celebration continues tonight with a celebration of “The Dot Com Caps”, from 1997-2005. [Caps]
- Former Jet Pierre-Luc Dubois has found his game in Washington. [Winnipeg Free Press]
- Also enjoying a fresh start with the Caps is Matt Roy, whose first season since leaving LA has been a good one. [THN-LA]
- Big night for Caps’ young’uns last night, as both Ryan Leonard and Ivan Miroshnichenko had hat tricks for their respective teams – within minutes of each other. Love that synergy, boys. [THN]
- Leonard is one of the headliners of a crop of prospects that has shot up the prospect pool rankings in recent months. [The Athletic ($)]
- The NHL and NHLPA announced the team payroll ranges for the next three seasons, and that cap is going up, up, up… [NHL]
- …which is great news for the Caps, as they look to lock down some guys in the near future. [THN, RMNB]
- Checking out some rankings of power. [ESPN]
- A few leftovers from a wild overtime loss in Ottawa. [Rink, RMNB, THN]
- The jerseys for the upcoming Caps-less 4 Nations Face-Off are officially out and available for sale at a not-at-all overly expensive and ridiculous price. Ahem. [NHL]
Happy February!