Your savory breakfast links:
- If you haven’t already, drop everything and go read Evgeny Kuznetsov in his first-person account of his love for the sport and his transition from kahaelovsky to enhaelovsky. [The Player’s Tribune, Sportsnet, Fear The Fin]
Hockey done. Time for Family Feud and bed. #rockthered #capssabres @PlayersTribune
— Evgeny Kuznetsov (@Kuzya92) December 29, 2015
- Recaps and other assorted musings on last night’s win from us, Vogs, Monumental video (Trotz, Holtby, Ovechkin, Alzner, Carrick), NHL.com, AP, WaPo, CSNMA (gamer, rewind), PHT, Peerless, Frankovic, DSP, RMNB, Stars and Sticks, NVC, Friends in Cold Places and from the home side, Buffalo News, WGR550, and Die By The Blade.
- That save. Lordy, that save. [Puck Daddy, RMNB, SI.com, SBNation]
- That goal. LOLordy, the defense on that goal. [CBS Sports, RMNB]
- Frustrated Buffalo got frustrated, especially when facing the Caps’ penalty killers. [Buffalo News]
- This year’s model Caps are businesslike, poised, mature and give identical postgame interviews. [Buffalo News]
- R.I.P., John Carlson ‘s ironman streak, which ended at 412 games on account of a lower body injury that had him hobbling even off-ice. [Capitals Outsider, WaPo, Puck Daddy]
- The just-notched-their-eighth-straight-win Caps squad has gone a bit wobbly in the underlying metrics, which might be an area for concern… [THN]
- … and even the fantasy folk are taking note. [Dobber Hockey]
- Give blood a pint of blood and Justin Williams will visit your home! In convenient bobble-form, of course. [Caps Outsider]
- Vitek Vanecek pitched a shutout against Slovakia as Team Czech beat the Slovaks 2-0. [IIHF]
- Ilya Samsonov is likely to get the nod for Russia’s game against Belarus. [rsport]
- Finally, happy 34th birthday, Jakub Cutta and happy 27th birthday to Sean Collins.