Your savory breakfast links:
- The Caps have had to claw their way back into playoff contention – and now that they’re firmly in the mix, anything that happens now is just icing on the cake. [Rink]
- One huge factor in the team’s recent success? The play of Charlie Lindgren, and the team, when they’re able to take a lead. [Rink]
- Previews of tonight’s visit with the Maple Leafs from Vogs.
- Their time back in a playoff spot may have been brief – for now – but the Caps returned home from their Western Conference swing with playoff hopes firmly locked in place. [WaPo]
- The team and the team captain are starting to weave some magic. [Puck Prose]
- Next Sunday, the Capitals will honor T.J. Oshie for hitting 1000 games ahead of their matinee against the Jets. [Caps]
- Nic Dowd was one of the names being bandied about ahead of this year’s trade deadline, but the Caps decided to hang onto him – and his team could not be happier. [THN]
- A few leftovers from Monday night’s win in Calgary. [Rink, RMNB, Flamesnation]
- We are entering a new era of Washington Capitals hockey. [Caps Outsider]
- As GM meetings continue, the group has proposed changes to the coach’s challenge, expanding the scope to delay of game and high-sticking calls. [NHL]
- Happy 41st birthday to Dennis Wideman!
- Finally, we join the rest of the hockey world in mourning the loss of Chris Simon, who passed away yesterday at the age of 52. Simon spent parts of 7 seasons with the Caps, and was part of the first Capitals team to play in a Stanley Cup Final. RIP, Si. [NHL, USA Today, The Comeback, The Score]