Your savory breakfast links:
- In 4 Nations news, it looked like Quinn Hughes might be swooping in to help Team USA after Charlie McAvoy was hospitalized with an injury… [NHL]
- …but alas, it probably won’t happen. [NHL]
- Tomorrow night’s game continues a rivalry that goes back over a century, and it really couldn’t get any better. [NHL, THN]
- It could get worse, though, and to that Bill Guerin says “challenge accepted!” [Sportsnet]
- The four nations in the so-named tournament released their quarter-century teams (a couple of which include some Caps) – so now it’s time to rank them. [THN]
- Dylan McIlrath – remember him? – went skating with some lucky local youngsters yesterday at Canal Park Ice Rink. [NBC4]
- Brandon Duhaime once wanted to be Alex Ovechkin. Instead, he’s evolved into a gritty player beloved in the locker room. Who, yes, occasionally barks. [THN]
- Hop in the wayback machine, friends, and look back at the franchise-changing trade that brought Rod Langway to DC… [S&S]
- …the team’s first win over the Broad Street Bullies (spoiler, it took a long time)… [S&S]
- …and the trade that brought Dale Hunter to DC. [S&S]
- While none of the Capitals were selected for the tournament, they’re certainly making the most of their time off, doing everything from lounging on a beach to literally getting married. [THN]