Your savory breakfast links:
- Our own Chris Dougherty chats with John Walton about his post on the Caps’ experience, leadership and the mistakes they’re making in today’s Morning Drive. [Capitals Voice]
- Recaps and other assorted musings on last night’s *sigh* loss from us (QuickCap, recap), Vogs, Monumental video (Trotz, Ovechkin, Orpik, Wilson, Niskanen, Bondra), NHL.com, WaPo, CSNW, Calgary Sun, Calgary Herald, Peerless, BrooksLaichyear, Frankovic, RMNB, and Matchsticks and Gasoline.
- #826 for #8 makes him #1 in the history books… and our hearts. Congrats, captain! [Rink, Monumental (the goal, congratulations from Bondra, tribute video), Monumental pics, Caps, Capitals Voice, NHL.com, SB Nation, Puck Daddy, FTW, CSNW, Calgary Herald, Caps Outsider, RMNB]
- Reflecting on this momentous occasion and the man who held that top spot for so many years. [Rink]
- And speaking of Peter Bondra, he’s known this day was coming for a long time. [CSNW]
- Remain calm. The Caps are doing a lot of things right, and eventually that will translate into wins. Remain…….. calm. [Rink]
- News and notes from yesterday’s morning skate:
- In general. [Vogs, Monumental video (Trotz, Ovechkin, Wilson, Rinkside Update/Brouwer), CSNW]
- A day off after their fourth-straight loss offered the Caps a chance for a bit of illumination in hopes of redemption against Calgary. Well, one out of two ain’t bad… [WaPo]
- Y’know, only Brooks Laich would use a phrase like “a great mind vitamin” to describe a spin around the ice with his teammates. [WaPo]
- After spending his rookie year mired on the team’s fourth line, Tom Wilson now finds himself in a much more prestigious role. [WaPo]
- A little more support, a little less sloppiness, and that pesky losing streak will be over. Hopefully. [WaPo]
- Matt Niskanen prides himself on the “art form” of stick-on-puck defense. [NBC4]
- The team may be stuck in a bit of a slump right now, but Barry Trotz can rebuild the Capitals. He has the technology. [ESPN ($)]
- That Alex Ovechkin. So selfish. So self-centered. It must be true, because some idiots on TV said it. [RMNB]
- Not all that surprising, but Brian MacLellan admits that teams have called regarding the availability of Mike Green. Just… don’t call back, okay, Brian? [The Score]
- Is it possible for Ovechkin to block shots without getting hurt? I can think of only one way. [CSNW]
- Our weekly look at who’s up and who’s down contains a lot of red. And not in a good “ROCK THE RED!!” kind of way. [Rink]
- Prospect check:
- Caleb Herbert is headed back to Hershey… [Patriot-News]
- …fresh off his first professional hat trick with the Stingrays, complete with net-busting third goal. Wowza. [WaPo, Puck Daddy]
- Remember that sneaky net-flipping move by former Bears goalie David Leggio? It doesn’t surprise ex-teammate Philipp Grubauer… although he has no plans to copy the move any time soon. [Patriot-News]
- Congrats to Hershey head coach Troy Mann, who can officially add “US Citizen” to his list of credentials. [Patriot-News]
- Caps’ prospect Thomas Dipauli is proving to be a key player for Notre Dame. [UND]
- More power rankings. *insert crash and burn sound effect here* [USA Today]
- Finally, happy 43rd birthday to Sergei Berezin and happy 51st to Brian Curran.