Your savory breakfast links:
- Three things we were talking about yesterday when we were talking about the Caps… [Rink]
- Least surprising but still awesome news, as Spencer Carbery was named a finalist for the Jack Adams Award as the NHL’s best coach yesterday. Already a winner to us! [NHL, Caps, The Athletic ($)]
- Previews of the Capitals’ second-round matchup against Carolina. [THN, Daily Faceoff]
- Updates from the Caps after yesterday’s practice. [Vogs, Caps video (Carbery, Mangiapane, Protas, Eller)]
- Aliaksei Protas made a strong, if somewhat limited, return to the lineup for Game 5 against the Habs; now he’s looking to get even better as the playoffs continue. [WaPo, THN]
- The idea of “agape love” was brought to the Caps’ locker room by Charlie Lindgren, putting into words the immense love and tightness among the teammates. [THN]
- From the other side of the upcoming series, Frederik Andersen participated in practice for the first time since leaving Game 4 against New Jersey last weekend. [NHL]
- Grading the Caps on their performance in Round 1. [S&S (Offense, Defense, Goaltending)]
- For the first time since the draft lottery began 30 years ago, you’ll be able to tune in live to see who takes home the coveted #1 pick. [NHL]
- In a power ranking of all the weird and wonderful things happening around the NHL, the Caps’ social media admin is always among the best. [NHL]
- Finally, happy 68th birthday to Rod Langway and happy 49th to Jeff Halpern, and raise a glass to the memory of Robbie Moore, who would have been 71 years old today.