Your savory breakfast links:
- It's déjà vu all over again as the New York (Broadway Edition) MetroPatricks renew their division ties with the Washington squad. [Peerless]
- Alex Ovechkin is enigmatic? Inconceivable! The Columbus MetroPatrick beat writers will learn this lesson, eventually... [Columbus Dispatch]
- ... though they could have just watched AO enigma his way to two goals and a defenestrated Belarusian in his very first NHL game. [Ted's Take]
- Team Sweden's Olympic orientation camp gets underway today in Stockholm, with Nicklas Backstrom and Marcus Johansson on the invite list. [Sweden Hockey]
- Speaking of Johansson, could the Caps have him on the trading block? [THN]
- Braden Holtby is still a bit amazed by his Hockey Canada summons. [PHT]
- Who's really facing tough competition? The answers may surprise you (but likely won't). [RLS]
- The National Junior Evaluation Camp wrapped up on Saturday:
- Andre Burakovsky finished 3rd overall in scoring. [@CoreyPronman]
- Final notes on the players and performance of Team USA. [USoH]
- Andre Burakovsky finished 3rd overall in scoring. [@CoreyPronman]
- Can Evgeny Kuznetsov make the jump from KHL to NHL? Right now, we'd settle for him making the jump onto a plane for D.C. [CSNW]
- One highly touted European is already here and playing well. Want a hint? He'll tend the nets in Hershey this year. [CSNW]
- Finally, happy 30th birthday to Jiri Novotny.