Your savory breakfast links:
- Pending UFA Jay Beagle would be “honored” to re-sign with Washington – but he’s going to check with his agent first. [WaPo]
- Brooks Orpik learned a few things this year from Mike Green… and found out that Alex Ovechkin is motivated by how others think of him. [CSNW]
- Speaking of Ovi… he made his big debut with his new ladyfriend at a Moscow GQ event, while wearing a t-shirt with Claudia Schiffer’s picture on it. Oh, Alex. [Tatler]
- The South Carolina Stingrays will have two more swings at the ECHL Eastern Conference crown as they fell in overtime to the Toledo Walleye 5-4. [The Blade]
- Caps prospect Madison Bowey and the Kelowna Rockets had a rocky Memorial Cup debut on Friday night, with turnovers and broken plays aplenty in a 4-3 loss to tournament host Quebec Remparts. He did, however, have the game-tying goal on his stick with 1.7 seconds left in regulation but was denied by Team Canada teammate Zach Fucale. The Rockets are off today and will face the QMJHL champs Rimouski Oceanic on Monday. [THW, Regan’s Rant]
- Finally, happy 24th birthday to Cody Eakin.