Your savory breakfast links:
- The Caps have done a good job of keeping their top guys rested over the course of the season. That could pay dividends down the line. [Rink]
- Last day for 4 Nations updates:
- Tonight’s the night – USA vs. Canada, for all the midseason marbles. Here’s hoping it’s a good one. [AP]
- Team USA, for their part, is inspired by a recent team viewing of “Miracle”, meaning they will skate and skate until they vomit…wait, maybe that’s not the part they’re talking about. [NHL]
- And while the blueline situation is up in the air, their forwards are all healthy. Or “healthy”. [NHL]
- With the tournament wrapping up, the Caps (and the rest of the NHL, obvs) returned to the ice for their first practice, where Coach Carbery put the boys through their paces. [Caps video (Carbery, Ovechkin, Wilson), WaPo, THN, S&S]
- The captain, in particular, is ready to get back at it after a week of resting and training in Florida. Let the chase recommence! [NHL, THN, RMNB]
- The Caps will be one of the first teams back in action on a jam-packed day of games this Saturday, taking on the Penguins, who apparently will have Evgeni Malkin back. Hooray. [NHL, TribLive]
- Just about two weeks to the deadline – will the Caps go all in or stay the course? [Daily Faceoff]
- Finally, happy 77th birthday to Pierre Bouchard, happy 69th to Rick Green, and happy birthday to Brendan Witt, who turns the big 5-0 today!