Your savory breakfast links:
- Taking the temperature on the Caps for their last pre-break week of games. [Rink]
- Big upset in the Beanpot final last night, where Caps’ prospect Lane Hutson had the game-winning goal and took home tournament MVP honors as BU downed BC for the title. [NCAA, BU]
- Some of the Caps’ brattiest players talk about the art of the chirp. [THN]
- A few leftovers from Sunday’s shootout loss. [Rink, RMNB]
- With their next game not until February 22 and no players selected for the 4 Nations tournament, the Caps now get a nice, long break… [WashTimes]
- …which they’ve earned after spending over half the season shocking the hell out of the NHL. [SI]
- Rankings of power plus a trade deadline wish for every team. [The Score]
- You can get your tickets now for the “Legacy on Ice” benefit being held at Capital One Arena on March 2, honoring the victims of the tragic plane crash at National Airport. [Caps]
- The London Knights and the Capitals released statements regarding prospect Cam Allen’s DUI arrest. [106.9 the X]
- Former Capitals first-round pick and current coach of the Jokers de Cergy-Pontoise in France has sadly and suddenly passed away at the age of 47. [RMNB]
- Finally, happy 48th birthday to Dwayne Hay and happy 40th to Mike Richards, and raise a glass to the memories of Lew Morrison and Brian Kinsella, who would have been 77 and 71, respectively.