Your savory breakfast links:
- Previews of tonight’s royal rumble in LA from Vogs, LA Sun, and AP.
- Pierre-Luc Dubois returns to LA for the first time since last summer’s trade, and he does so in a very different place in his career. [WaPo]
- The evolution of Aliaksei Protas has been swift and delightful. [THN]
- He may not have known exactly what they were getting with Alex Ovechkin, but former Caps’ GM George McPhee is still a huge fan of #8 and is eagerly watching his march toward history. [Sun]
- Last game, it was Teemu Selanne; now it’s a trio of former LA Kings watching Ovechkin’s chase. [NHL]
- A few leftovers from Tuesday night’s win in Anaheim. [RMNB]
- Rankings of power and a key matchup for each team (although for the Caps it’s really just an “it could happen that night” matchup). [THN]
- More awards talk, including more chatter around our Jack Adams frontrunner. [ESPN]
- Finally, happy 63rd birthday to Grant Martin, and happy 56th to Kevin “Killer” Kaminski!