Your savory breakfast links:
- Gone – for now? – but not forgotten, Nicklas Backstrom’s presence is still felt on the team he’s helped lead for over a decade. [WaPo]
- Good news: Anthony Mantha should be good to go for Saturday; bad news: Darcy Kuemper suffered another injury in yesterday’s practice, status unknown. [NHL, THN]
- Thankfully while he heals, Kuemper’s backup, Charlie Lindgren, is off to a red-hot start to the 2023-24 season. [Monumental, THN]
- A few leftovers from Lindgren’s shutout performance over Vegas Tuesday night. [Rink, Knights on Ice, RMNB, NoVa Caps, S&S]
- Mantha talked about the deflected shot that ruptured his eardrum and the road back to game-ready status. [THN]
- Monumental Sports Network is looking to chart a new course for sports TV. [WaPo]
- Finally, happy 75th birthday to Dave Forbes, happy 46th to Josh Green, and happy 26th to Lucas Johansen!