Your savory breakfast links:
- The Rink crew tackles some roundtable questions about the 2025-26 campaign. [Rink]
- Three of the many reasons to be excited about this upcoming season. [Rink]
- We’re going to be looking back at some great – make that gr8 – moments in Alex Ovechkin history on gamedays. Check out the first moment, his 100th point in an OT win over Boston! [Rink]
- Recaps and other assorted musings on last night’s season-opening loss from us, Vogs, Caps video (Carbery, Ovechkin, Wilson, Chychrun), NHL, AP, WaPo, Boston Herald, THN, and RMNB.
- Before the Caps hit the ice, they walked the red carpet, Alex Ovechkin taking his stroll with a lovely little four-year-old girl battling pediatric cancer. [NHL]
- As excited as they were to hit the ice for the season opener, the Caps were skating with heavy hearts for Nic Dowd, who lost his father last week. Condolences to Nic and his family.
- Alex Ovechkin isn’t in a rush to make a decision about his future, and he’s certainly earned our patience while he figures it out. [WaPo]
- Speaking of the future, the Caps are expecting big things from Ryan Leonard. [MassLive]
- Meanwhile Logan Thompson wants to prove himself – and things have worked out okay when he’s had a chip on his shoulder. [RMNB]
- Justin Sourdif has high expectations for himself, especially now that he’s playing for his childhood team. [THN]
- Part of Phase 1 of the Capital One Arena renovations was a snazzy new locker room for the Caps, which was unveiled to the team this week. [Caps, @capitals (IG)]