Your savory breakfast links:
- Greg is joined by Dom and Shayna from the Athletic to talk about the Caps’ hot first half in our latest episode of Japers’ Rink Radio. [Rink]
- Recaps and other assorted musings on last night’s OT loss from us, Vogs, Caps video (Carbery, Frank, Eller, Thompson), Habs, NHL, AP, WaPo, Gazette, THN, NoVa Caps, RMNB, and EOTP.
- Not only did they lose the game, but the Caps also lost Charlie Lindgren after he suffered an injury after a netfront collision. [Reuters, THN, Sportsnet]
- There was one bright spot in last night’s game – the NHL debut, and first NHL point, for Ethen Frank [THN]:
And there's that speed on display! ⚡️ Ethen Frank beats out the icing and picks up his first NHL point!
— NHL (Bot) (@notnhl.bsky.social) January 10, 2025 at 9:29 PM
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- With Frank up with the big squad, the Caps needed to send someone back to Hershey – here’s why that ended up being Ivan Miroshnichenko. [THN, RMNB]
- Previews of tonight’s visit to Music City from the NHL, and be sure to swing by our pals over at On the Forecheck for the view from behind enemy lines.
- Rankings of power, plus a look at where each team is projected to finish, points-wise. [ESPN]
- Thoughts on each team and surprises from around the league at the halfway mark of the season. [The Score, THW, USA Today]
- Happy 60th birthday to Tim Bergland, happy 63rd to Kent Carlson, and happy 52nd to Ryan Mulhern!
- Finally, we here at the Rink join Caps fans and the hockey world in sending only the best healing thoughts to Craig Laughlin, who announced last night that he would be stepping away to undergo heart surgery. We love you, Locker, and can’t wait to see you back in the booth!