Your savory breakfast links:
- Previews of tonight’s dance with the Sabres from Vogs, NHL.com, AP, Peerless, and be sure to check out our SB Nation pals over at Die By the Blade for the other side of tonight’s matchup.
- News and notes from an off day for the Caps:
- After taking out Justin Williams and then
being an assexuberantly celebrating his “win” in a fight with Michael Latta, Buffalo’s Nicolas Deslauriers is on notice. [Buffalo News] - With Latta on the shelf, Zach Sill has been recalled from Hershey to take his place. And perhaps exact a little revenge. [Caps, WaPo, CSNMA, RMNB, NoVa Caps]
- The captain states the fact, and the rest of the world agrees: Braden Holtby is really, really good. [WaPo, CSNMA, CBS Sports]
- After taking out Justin Williams and then
- Might the Caps be sniffing around Mike Richards? [RMNB, StarsandSticks]
- A few leftovers from Monday’s win in Buffalo. [Dump ‘n Chase, Buffalo News]
- The Caps might have gotten a little bit of post-fight karma for their second goal of the night. [CSNMA]
- Connor Carrick‘s first NHL game since 2013-14 was a blur. [WaPo]
- They may have been without defensive stalwart John Carlson (and of course Brooks Orpik), but the Caps’ patchwork blueline got the job done Monday night. [CSNMA]
- Rank ’em! [Rink]
- The Caps are all business, baby. [Buffalo News]
- A recent spate of bad luck in the injury department raises questions about whether the Caps need to look into bolstering their blueline. [StarsandSticks]
- Bidding farewell to 2015:
- From January 1 to… well, now, the Caps have done okay. [Rink]
- Get an idea of just how good with this retrospective of some of the best goals of the year. Beauties, all of ’em. [Rink]
- The Caps bookend a list of the top 10 games of 2015… but really only one of them is good and the other should never be mentioned ever, ever again. [Puck Daddy]
- The “15 Best” of the past year for the Caps, and for DC sports as a whole. [NoVa Caps, WTOP]
- The top 10 NHL trades of 2015. [THN]
- ‘Twas the year of GM Brian MacLellan. [RMNB]
- The NHL has undergone a number of pretty major changes over the past year; here are seven of them. [ESPN]
- Counting down the 30 most entertaining NHLers of all time. [Fansided]
- Who are your “Franchise Four” for the Caps? [THW]
- A look at who’s hot and who’s not for the past week. [StarsandSticks]
- Caps’ goaltending prospect Vitek Vanecek is holding down the fort at the World Juniors, and helping to make the Czech Republic a contender. [THW]
- Gina Carlson talks about motherhood, being married to John, and her very important and awesome fundraising efforts for St. Jude’s Childrens Hospital. [Friends in Cold Places]
- Get ready to unleash some serious fury, because comedian Tom Green is coming to town in a couple of weeks and will be swinging by Verizon Center to lead the charge live. [Fairfax Times]
- Finally, happy birthday to Jim Thomson, who celebrates the big 5-0 today.