Your savory breakfast links:
- Previews of tonight’s bout with the reigning champs from Vogs, and be sure to swing by our pals over at Litter Box Cats for the view from behind enemy lines.
- Tonight is Pride Night, and while the culture in the NHL – and hockey in general – can be downright gross sometimes, inclusivity is very important in the Caps’ room. [THN]
- With Justin Sourdif still ailing, the Caps put out a call for Ivan Miroshnichenko from Hershey. [Caps]
- Checking in with GM Chris Patrick on the team’s plans for the second half of the season and the playoff push. [Caps video]
- On his wish list? A scoring winger ahead of the deadline. Shouldn’t be too hard to find……..right? [NHL, WaPo]
- As for the status of Alex Ovechkin, there is still no word on his plans after this season. [AP]
- More on tomorrow’s PWHL Takeover, which will feature the Montreal Victoire against the New York Sirens at Capital One Arena. [WTOP]
- Montreal forward Hayley Scamurra has strong family ties to the Caps:
- Notes from MCI, where the Caps participated in an intense practice to ready them for tonight and their upcoming road trip. [THN, RMNB]
- A few leftovers from Thursday’s loss to the Sharks. [Fear the Fin, RMNB]
- Finally, happy 34th birthday to Stanislav Galiev!