Your savory breakfast links:
- Recaps and other assorted musings on last night’s loss from us, Vogs, Monumental video (Trotz, Orpik, Kuznetsov, Backstrom, Holtby, Johnston, Fleury, Bennett), NHL.com, AP, SovSport, WaPo, CSNMA, Frankovic, DSP, RMNB, Stars Stars and Sticks, and from one of the three rivers, Pensblog, Tribune-Review, Post Gazette (and again), and Pensburgh.
- Alex Ovechkin. Sidney Crosby. Round 3984254. [Sporting News (Masisak), TSN, Puck Daddy, CSNMA (and again)]
- The game itself might not have gone well, but Hockey Fights Cancer was a rousing – and often moving – success. [Monumental video (who the Caps are fighting for, Caps Fight Cancer, interview with Sam Becker, ceremonial puck drop), CBS Sports, Caps Outsider]
- Traitorous traitor returns, gets tribute video, seems unimpressed. Traitor. [Monumental video]
- Alex Ovechkin sits just three goals shy of tying former teammate Sergei Fedorov for the most by a Russian-born player. So how do their careers stack up using analytics? [NHL.com]
- News and notes from yesterday’s morning skate:
- In general. [Dump ‘n Chase, Monumental video (Trotz, Kuznetsov, Rinkside Update/Ovechkin), Pressbox DC]
- After starting the season in the lineup, Michael Latta has had to sit out the last handful of games as a healthy scratch. [WaPo]
- The underlying numbers on the Caps’ season so far are enough to cause cautious optimism about their potential the rest of the way. [Stars and Sticks]
- Hershey’s new goalie tandem of Justin Peters and Dan Ellis is settling into a routine for the Bears. [Patriot-News]
- Despite his ability to put up points and play solid defense, John Carlson remains – for now – one of the best-kept secrets in the NHL. [TSN]
- Reviewing the Caps’ recent road trip from the four corners of the rink. [THW]
- Looking at all of the NHL’s head coaches (most of whom still have their jobs… for now…) and projecting which ones will have the best season. [ESPN]
- Finally, happy 37th birthday to Chris Corrinet, happy 71st to Stan Gilbertson, and happy 56th to Mike Gartner.