Your savory breakfast links:
- GM Chris Patrick and President of Hockey Ops Brian MacLellan met with the media for their season-ending press hit yesterday. [Caps video]
- Don’t expect them to go on quite the same type of spending/trading spree as last summer this offseason… [WaPo]
- …and the goal will be to continue to get younger, building around their veteran leadership. [NHL]
- The future remains unknown for Sonny Milano, who spent most of the season on the sidelines with an upper-body injury. [THN]
- Not-great news from over the weekend, as Alex Alexeyev was involved in an altercation in Clarendon, pepper-sprayed, and arrested for public intoxication. [WaPo, ARLnow]
- Reviewing each Metro team’s 2024-25 season and looking ahead to the offseason. [THW]
- The Stanley Pup is back! The “competition” featuring adoptable puppies will air during the Stanley Cup Final and feature a number of NHLers, including Ryan Leonard and Brandon Duhaime. [NHL]
- Finally, happy 79th birthday to Craig Patrick!