Your savory breakfast links:
- In which the looming trade deadline looms:
- “[GM] George McPhee is arguably facing his most critical week in his 16 year tenure.” You don’t say. [Frankovic]
- Somehow it is fitting that the future of the franchise appears to hinge on the question of the second line pivot. Hence, Today in Mike Ribeiro.”
- The francophone Canadian press reports that the Caps have made at least one offer of 3 years/$14M, and that this offer was rejected. [RDS via GoogleTrans]
- The anglophone media reports that agent Don Meehan will be “circling back” to the Caps later this week. [ESPN]
- Ribeiro himself reports that he’s pretty much unconcerned. “”I’m not worried about it and I just want to win games,” Ribeiro said after Washington’s 3-2 loss. “When the time comes, if there’s a deal to be made it will be made.” [RMNB]
- Suitors, we have suitors. [THN]
- And speaking of Ribeiro, the Stars bloggers take a look at his production in DC vs. his production in DFW. [Defending Big D]
- Five observations from Caps-Isles. F is for Fatigue. [DCEx, and again]
- Injuries, the Caps haz ’em. 107 man-games worth, if you’re keeping track at home. [CSNW]
- Coach Oates gets the Mike Green stamp of approval … [CSNW]
- … as well as as the Alex Ovechkin stamp of approval. [Sporting News]
- Mathieu Perreault’s visor took a bite out of his face. [WashTimes]
- BWith a day off from hockey, some of the Caps took to the streets:
- Karl Alzner and Jeff Schultz took food to the less-fortunate folk … [@CapsCR]
- … while the Captain took an arm-load of hockey sticks to F Street to film a commercial for Verizon and give some locals the chance to deke on him. [RMNB]
- Finally, happy 41st birthday to Jan Benda and happy 55th to Sweet Lou Franceschetti.