Your savory breakfast links:
- After being left off of the roster for the inaugural 4 Nations Faceoff tournament, Tom Wilson is motivated to show Team Canada brass that he should be in the Olympic conversation. [TSN]
- He’s not alone in his Olympic dreams; Caps’ goalie prospect Antoine Keller, set to play his first professional season this year, hopes to be in the mix for Team France’s goalie rotation. [NHL]
- It seems unlikely that the Dallas Stars actually part ways with Jason Robertson…but if they do, could the Caps be a potential trade partner? [Sportsnet]
- The Caps will have the highest-paid blueline in the league next season, but quality is costly, and the defense may actually be something of a steal. [S&S]
- Mike Vecchione, the author of the Hershey Bears’ Calder Cup-winning overtime goal in 2024, becomes the latest former Bear to sign with the KHL. [WGAL]
- If you’ve got a spare $11.9M lying around, you could purchase Nicklas Backstrom’s McLean mansion, as the Caps’ legend has (*sigh*) returned to Sweden. [Washingtonian]
- Earlier this month, the DC area lost Sheldon Shemer, a trailblazing sports director and the creator of the then-revolutionary telscreen that debuted at Capital Centre in 1974. [WJW]
- Finally, happy 57th birthday to Brad Schlegel!