Your savory breakfast links:
- Previews of tonight’s clash with the Canadiens from Vogs, NHL.com (Kalan), SB Nation DC, Peerless, and OFB’s ode to Montreal, and be sure to check out our SB Nation partner, Habs Eyes On The Prize, for more coverage from the other side of tonight’s match-up.
- More on the NHL’s First Star of the Week, Braden Holtby. [NHL.com (Lozo), Capitals Watch, DCEx (McNally, McNally), NHL Live! (audio interview with Holtby)]
- All that praise aside, is it time to turn the team over to Michal Neuvirth? [Yes: Capitals Insider’s “On Hockey” (El-Bashir); Not yet: Capitals Watch; Maybe: CrTC]
- The win over the ‘Hawks might be the start of something special. [SB Nation DC]
- Actually, this whole streak has been sorta special. [Peerless]
- Mike Knuble on the maturation of the Caps’ youngsters. [CI (Carrera)]
- Alex Ovechkin‘s top five plays of the week has been getting better by the week lately, haven’t they? [CSN Washington (video)]
- In praise of Boyd Gordon. [CI (Carrera)]
- Some thoughts on Jason Arnott and Holtby. [Hockey Independent (Scriven)]
- About that power play… [Peerless]
- A look back at GMGM‘s 2011 deadline deals. [Puck Prospectus ($)]
- Ovi playing against the Caps? Perish the thought. [Alex Ovetjkin]
- Dale Hunter‘s “History Will Be Made” ad is pretty sweet (but I think we can all agree that the Caps need some new positive history, stat). [D.C. Sports Bog]
- Likely more AO/DJ Pauly D you can handle. [D.C. Sports Bog, RtR]
- In case you were wondering what would possess grown men to dress like Caps-themed gladiators, here you go. [Knuble’s Knights]
- Speaking of superfans, en route to catching a game in every building in the League was Sunday’s matinee at Verizon Center for someone doing what we all wish we could. [Hockey On The Fly]
- And while we’re on the topic of fans, an outsiders look at Caps loyalists. [Puck the Media]
- A look at a pair of relatively new Caps bloggers, our friends at Puck Buddys. [South Florida Gay News]
- The Caps continue to do (relatively) big numbers for CSN. [D.C. Sports Bog]
- Bear Tracks! [LDN]
- Finally, happy 30th birthday to Tyler Sloan, happy 29th to David Steckel, and happy 32nd to J.F. Fortin.
