Your savory breakfast links:
- Three things we were talking about yesterday when we were talking about the Caps. [Rink]
- Previews of tonight’s Game 2 against the Canes from Vogs and AP.
- After Game 1, the Capitals definitely need to make some adjustments…so where do they start? [The Athletic ($), News & Observer ($)]
- Somehow, the Caps even lost the physical battle in Game 1 – something the Hurricanes are happy to (try to) continue. [NHL]
- Needless to say, Coach Carbery was displeased with his team’s efforts to kick off the series. [ESPN, The Athletic ($)]
- Checking in with the coach after yesterday’s optional practice. [Caps video (Carbery, Duhaime, Dowd, Leonard), THN, RMNB]
- A few leftovers from that overtime loss. [Rink, RMNB, S&S, THW-CAR]
- Despite a that rough series opener, the vibe in the Caps’ room was, as it always seems to be, upbeat. [THN]
- The Hurricanes pretty well established who they were in Game 1; now it’s the Caps’ turn to find their identity and even up the series. [WaPo, NHL]
- Game 1 scuffling aside, the Caps have as good a chance as any to give their 50th campaign a truly storybook ending. [NHL]
- Finally, happy 36th birthday to the greatest Dane of them all, Lars Eller!