Your savory breakfast links:
- The Caps got their man in the first round, drafting big winger Lynden Lakovic out of Moose Jaw with the 27th overall pick. [Rink, Caps video, WaPo, THN]
- The NHL decided to go with a new, decentralized format for the draft this year, and the result was 4.5 hours of tedium. [The Athletic, ScottyWazz]
- There were a few highlights, mostly because of the kids themselves – from an emotional first-overall pick of Matthew Schaefer to a helicopter ride into Disneyland for Roger McQueen:
The McQueen brothers, Roger & Lightning
— CJ Fogler (@cjzero.bsky.social) June 27, 2025 at 11:27 PM
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- The NHL and NHLPA have officially agreed in principle to a four-year extension of the CBA, which will keep things rolling through the 2029-30 season. [NHL, Sportsnet, TSN, Athletic]
- Apparently Boston’s first-round pick – and Ryan Leonard’s former teammate at BC – has a dog named after Caps’ legend T.J. Oshie. [RMNB]
- Finally, happy 32nd birthday to Joel Edmundson, and happy 58th to Patrice Lefebvre!