Your savory breakfast links:
- It was a relatively quiet trade deadline day for the Caps, as they made just one move – a trade for depth forward Anthony Beauvillier. [Rink, WaPo, Monumental, S&S, Sportsnet, ESPN]
- GM Chris Patrick talked about the team’s approach during his first trade deadline and why the team stayed away from the bigger moves. [Caps video, Monumental]
- Recaps and other assorted musings on last night’s win from us, Vogs, Caps video (Carbery, Protas, Wilson, Chychrun, recap), NHL, AP, Reuters, WaPo, Free Press, THN, NoVa Caps, RMNB, TRL, and THW.
- The Caps win wasn’t the only positive at Capital One Arena last night, as Wes Johnson returned – wonderful to see you back home, sir!
FINALLY! Back in the house at COA! Rocked the pre-warmup reads, fired up for #CAPSwings #ALLCAPS #HOMEATLAST
— Wes Johnson (@wesjohnson.bsky.social) March 7, 2025 at 7:06 PM
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- Another welcome sight at last night’s game? Nicklas Backstrom, who joined Karl Alzner, Mike Green, and Brent Johnson to drop the ceremonial opening puck to celebrate the “Rock the Red” era. [NHL]
- After pleading guilty to an impaired driving charge, Caps prospect Cam Allen is serving a 15-game suspension in the OHL and will be eligible to return to the ice next weekend. [CBC, THN]
- Tough news for Sonny Milano, who had been skating with the team in a regular jersey but recently suffered what GM Patrick has termed a “significant setback”. [THN]
- Take a deep dive into Alex Ovechkin’s chase for 895 and the journey that led him to this point, just 10 goals away. [WaPo]
- Happy 64th birthday to Larry Murphy (woop woop…), happy 62nd to Mike Lalor, happy 57th to Rob Zettler, happy 54th to Rob Pearson, and happy 49th to Chris Clark!
- Finally, a tale of two celebrations – during the game and after: