Your savory breakfast links:
- We offer up some reasons to be nervous about this year’s Caps… [Rink]
- …and some reasons to be optimistic. [Rink]
- And, before all the fireworks, some thoughts on the opening-night roster and predictions for the game that were partly correct but mostly incredibly wrong. Hooray! [Rink]
- Recaps and other assorted musings on last night’s loss from us, Vogs, Caps video (Carbery, Carlson, Lindgren, recap), NHL, AP, CP, Reuters, NBC Sports, WaPo, Tribune-Review, THN (WSH), THN (PIT), WHN, NoVa Caps, RMNB, PHN, and Pensburgh.
- The Capitals’ official slogan this year for everyone involved, from players to coaches: Something to Prove. [WaPo]
- Before things went downhill, there was some opening night business to attend to, starting with the rockin’ red carpet… [Caps video]
- …and continuing with the official intro of your 2023-24 Washington Capitals (…sort of). [Caps video]
- A familiar face was in town last night. And some of us only cried a little. Or a lot. Whatever. [NHL]
- Seven years after being drafted by the Caps, 2016 picks Lucas Johansen and Beck Malenstyn are getting their shot with the big club. [Monumental]
- Storylines for the Caps in the season ahead. [RMNB, S&S]
- Can this Washington Capitals team make the playoffs? *stares at last night’s game* uh… [S&S]
- The Caps started their season last night; the Bears kick off their Calder Cup defense tonight, and their opening night roster has been released. [ABC27]
Onward.