Your savory breakfast links:
- Rink guest post alert: check out Pat Holden’s thoughts on Rasmus Sandin’s numbers so far. [Rink]
- Previews and other important info for tonight’s matchup with the Florida Panthers from Vogs, AP, NoVa Caps, and LWOS, and don’t forget to follow along with FHF pals Litter Box Cats for coverage from behind enemy lines.
- After recovering from his second Achilles injury, Max Pacioretty is recovering well and knows he can make an impact in the Caps’ lineup. [Vogs, Caps video (Pacioretty), WaPo ($), NHL, THN, NoVa Caps, RMNB]
- The Caps re-assigned forward Alexander Suzdalev from the Hershey Bears to Mora IK of HockeyAllsvenskan (Sweden) yesterday. [Caps, Bears, THN, NoVa Caps, RMNB]
- Dylan Strome’s offensive power has been invaluable to the Caps to start the season. [LWOS]
- Despite the Washington Capitals’ early struggles, Alex Ovechkin believes the team is moving in the right direction. [NHL, Caps video (Ovechkin)]
- The Capitals are really missing Nic Dowd right now, and his return can’t come soon enough. [RMNB]
- See what Coach Carbery had to say to the media after yesterday’s practice. [Caps video]
- In his media availability, Coach Carbery mentioned that the Caps are considering calling up a forward from Hershey if Kuznetsov is too sick to play tonight. [RMNB]
- The Caps announced the launch of the Capitals Inline Hockey League yesterday, a youth inline travel league. [Caps]
- Checking in on the six NHL teams with new coaches this season, including the Capitals. [Athletic ($)]
- Happy 55th birthday to Keith Jones!
- Finally, a huge congratulations to the Capitals’ director of minor league operations and long-time pro scout Jason Fitzsimmons on his pending induction to the ECHL Hall of Fame! [Vogs, Stingrays, RMNB]