Your savory breakfast links:
- Recaps and other assorted musings on last night’s win from us, Vogs, Caps video (Carbery, Thompson, PLD, Mangiapane, recap), Flames, NHL, AP, WaPo, THN, NoVa Caps, RMNB, TRL, and FlamesNation.
- We weigh in on the new Logan Thompson deal and all that it means for the club and his netminding partner going forward in our latest roundtable. [Rink]
- Speaking of netminding partners, what’s the deal with the discrepancy between Thompson’s xGA and Charlie Lindgren’s? [Rink]
- The general consensus is that it was a good one, but are there any concerns with Thompson’s new contract? [Daily Faceoff]
- Alex Ovechkin’s chase for Gretzky has certainly impacted the Capitals, but it’s been a positive impact rather than a distraction for the team. [THN, Sportsnet]
- Are this year’s Washington Capitals last year’s Vancouver Canucks? [Canucks Army]
- Happy 61st birthday to Ed Kastelic, happy 48th to Jason Doig, happy 44th to Roman TvrdoĊ, happy 42nd to Tim Gleason, happy 39th to Chris Bourque, and happy 36th to Kevin Shattenkirk, and raise a glass to the memory of Wayne Stephenson, who would have been 80 years old today.
- Finally, cue the happy locker room!