Your savory breakfast links:
- The NHL is following the lead of the NBA and making plans to have an in-season international tournament next season. Y’know, like the Olympics but…not. [NHL]
- More news out of the Board of Governors meeting: the salary cap is going up about $4M next season, topping out at $87.7M. [NHL]
- A few leftovers from a disaster in the desert Monday night. [Five for Howling, RMNB, AZ Republic, NoVa Caps]
- Checking in on Andrew Cristall and the other Caps’ prospects in the Canadian Junior Hockey Leagues. [NoVa Caps]
- With another shutout loss in Arizona, the Caps are on pace for their worst season of shutouts ever. Awesome. [Caps Outsider]
- One of the positives to come out of this Western trip for the Caps was the presence of Stanley Cup champ Devante Smith-Pelly, as the former Cap got a taste of the broadcaster’s life. [WaPo]
- Taking a look at some of the guys fueling the Hershey Bears’ historic start to the season. [NoVa Caps]
- Finally, happy 62nd birthday to Chris Valentine, and happy 37th to Matt Niskanen!