Your savory breakfast links:
- Recaps and other assorted musings from yesterday’s win from us, Vogs (plus postgame notes), Monumental video (Trotz, Carlson, Holtby, Beagle, Niskanen, 40th anniversary Kelly Miller tribute), NHL.com, AP, WaPo (gamer, blog), CSNW (gamer, blog), Frankovic, Peerless, DSP (plus three stars), Stars and Sticks (plus three stars), RMNB, and from the Wings’ end of the ice, Winging It In Motown, MLive, and Kukla’s Korner.
- Get well soon, Jimmy Howard. [NHL.com, Detroit Free Press]
- “It felt like we played against Nashville there for a bit,” Henrik Zetterberg said. “They played really tight, they trust their goalie, they’re waiting for the odd-man rushes. They played their way and it worked out for them.” [MLive]
- News and notes from yesterday’s morning skate:
- In general. [Vogs, Monumental video (Two-Man Advantage, Trotz, Copley, Rinkside Update/Carlson)]
- His DC callup may last for just one practice and one game, but Pheonix Copley is determined to make the most of the opportunity. [WaPo, Fairbanks Daily News-Miner]
- The Caps also called up Steve Oleksy and assigned Nate Schmidt to Hershey so that he could get in some game work. [Patriot-News, WaPo (and again)]
- The All-Star Game invites have been posted, and Alex Ovechkin will be rocking the neon-green-and-platinum in Columbus… [WaPo, NBC4, RMNB, Monumental (video)]
- … while Barry Trotz can’t believe that Nicklas Backstrom has never gotten the ASG nod…[@Alex_Prewitt]
- … and Trotz is not alone. [PHT, Puck Daddy, NESN]
- Meanwhile, in Hershey:
- Goaltender Brandon Anderson, on recall from the ECHL South Carolina Stingrays, recorded his first AHL victory (in his first AHL start) with a 30-save 3-1 win over the Norfolk Admirals. [Patriot-News]
- Nate Schmidt returned to Giant Center with a vengeance, “detonating” with a two-goal, one-assist night. Rawr. [Patriot-News, Chocolate Hockey]
- Justin Peters will have the chance to notch his 100th AHL victory today as the Bears take on the Admirals again at Giant Center. [Patriot-News]
- Finally, happy 53rd to Kent Carlson, happy 42nd to Ryan Mulhern, and Tim Bergland hits the big 5-0 today.