Your savory breakfast links:
- All the updates from a fun-filled skills competition, in a convenient travel-sized package:
- The Caps’ trio – and the rest of the League’s stars – brought it big time on the red carpet last night. Handsome lads. [Monumental video (and again), Tennessean, NHL.com]
- Recapping the event itself, which featured plenty of skill, plenty of props, and a lopsided win for the Eastern Conference. [SI.com, USA Today, THN, CSNMA]
- Braden Holtby rocked it in the goalie goal-scoring department (and the goalie goal-stopping department). [NHL.com]
- With his entry in the breakaway challenge, Evgeny Kuznetsov paid homage to the pioneer of the event, his absent teammate Alex Ovechkin. [WaPo, WashTimes]
- Holtby, Kuznetsov and Backstrom talk about an action-packed evening. [Monumental video (Holtby, Kuznetsov, Backstrom)]
- Analyzing the teams for today’s three-on-three tournament. [BR]
- The game itself is generally fun for everyone involved… except the goaltenders. Just don’t get hurt, Braden. [Puck Daddy, CSNMA (and again)]
- Barry Trotz, long known as a defensive-minded coach, returned to Nashville this weekend as coach of the League’s best offense. [Puck Daddy]
- Over the years, plenty of Caps have made memorable appearances at the All-Star Game; counting down the best of the best. [WTOP]
- A few leftovers from Friday’s media gauntlet. [Monumental video]
- First-time All Star Nicklas Backstrom is just trying to soak in the experience of the weekend. [CSNMA]
- Give budding filmmaker Evgeny Kuznetsov a GoPro camera and watch the magic unfold. [Monumental video]
- The All-Star goalies weighed in on the merits of smaller goalie gear to boost scoring. [ESPN]
- Analyzing the odds of a move by the Caps before the trade deadline and other questions. [CSNMA]
- More on Andre Burakovsky’s ongoing renaissance. [THW]
- Checking in with Caps’ defensive prospect Connor Carrick. [StarsandSticks]
- How many wins can Holtby finish with this season? [CSNMA]
- The week that was. [NoVa Caps]
- Ovechkin has donated his gloves from that historic 500th goal to a place that will someday house his picture: the Hockey Hall of Fame. [RMNB]
- Jersey numbers can be a big deal for many pro athletes, and hockey players are no exception. [Toronto Star]
- Finally, happy 32nd birthday to Mikhail Grabovski.