Your savory breakfast links:
- A couple of shots on goal, a blocked shot, and even a “hit”, and that’s a wrap for Tom Wilson at the All-Star Game, where his Team MacKinnon fell to Team McDavid in the first round yesterday. [THN]
- Seriously, the dude just can’t keep the compete level down:
- He even got to catch up with his biggest fan postgame.
- Wilson’s time and reception at the All-Star Game was some validation for a player who has learned to change his game for the better. [WaPo]
- Take in some of the sights and sounds from a fun All-Star weekend. [NHL video]
- There are questions aplenty facing the Caps when they return from the break next week, not the least of which is what to do at the trade deadline. [THN]
- Charlie and Ryan Lindgren ask each other some burning questions (and provide some typical brotherly commentary to the answers). [The Athletic ($)]
- Finally, happy 80th birthday to Gary Smith, happy 55th to Joe Sacco, happy 38th to Steve Oleksy, happy 26th to Beck Malenstyn, and happy 20th to Ivan Miroshnichenko!