Your savory breakfast links:
- Previews of tonight’s rematch with the B’s (before which Steven Tyler will sing the National Anthem) from Vogs, NHL.com, Peerless and KOL, and be sure to check out our SB Nation partner Stanley Cup of Chowder for more coverage from the other side of tonight’s match up.
- Notes and assorted whatnot from yesterday’s practice (where the second and third lines were tweaked a bit and Mike Green, Boyd Gordon and Matt Bradley sat out). [Caps365 video (Boudreau, players), Vogs, Carrera, McNally, TBD, Caps In Pictures]
- One positive from Tuesday night: the return of Tom Poti. [Wang]
- The Caps offense ain’t what it used to be… yet. [Carrera]
- If that last link identified the problem, this one talks solutions. [CSN Washington (May)]
- Alex Ovechkin likes facing Zdeno Chara. No, really. [Rosen]
- Karl Alzner on being concussed. [D.C. Sports Bog, with more at mediachameleon]
- Radio hits worth a listen:
- Brooks Laich on Elliot In the Morning. [Part 1, Part 2]
- Eric Fehr on The Sports Reporters. [ESPN 980]
- Matt Bradley will be on NHL Live today at 12:45.
- No one really believed A.O. when he said, “No more parties, no more stay all night long somewhere,” did they? [D.C. Sports Bog]
- And while we’re talking DJs, here’s the definitive “goalie-turned-web-guy-turned-goalie-turned-DJ” post to date. [D.C. Sports Bog (btw, do the ‘Skins have a bye this week or something, Steinz?)]
- A few observations on Tuesday night’s game from a pretty cool vantage point. [Rink Rebel]
- I wish I had reason to believe this point about John Carlson stealing ice time from Mike Green – it’d be good for Green. [ESPN]
- The real secrets behind the improved penalty kill. [RtR]
- Because outtakes are almost always funnier than the finished product. [RMNB]
- An obituary for Anton Gustafsson‘s hockey career. [RtR]
- Stan Galiev is excited about the opportunity to represent Russia in the Super Series. [Telegraph-Journal]
- Finally, we hope to see you all at our viewing party tonight. With 150 RSVPs already, it’s sure to be a rockin’ good time.