Previews of tonight’s visit to the other nation’s capital from Vogs, MSN, AP, and FLM.
The Sens may or may not have the services of forward Josh Norris, whose return from shoulder surgery is a big unknown and has been since camp. [Ottawa Citizen]
A few leftovers from Monday’s shootout win. [Rink, NHL, S&S (and again), RMNB, Flamesnation, THW, Sun]
Sportslogiq’s Mike Kelly takes us through the history of Evgeny Kuznetsov’s unstoppable (so far) shootout move:
Evgeny Kuznetsov's super slo-mo shootout move is the most annoying and unstoppable shot in hockey right now.
How it came to be and why it drives goalies nuts… pic.twitter.com/8HoaGjHQzx
Angry hockey men are angry about it, again, because of course they are. And the lone voice of sanity…Nick Kypreos. What a world. [Sportsnet (video)]
Coach Carbery had some thoughts about Kuznetsov’s move – as well as other team and practice updates – yesterday before the team headed north. [Caps video]
One of the main practice updates? New forward lines, with Carbery & Co. giving the top-nine a shuffle. [WaPo]
Some good news on the injury front: Joel Edmundson skated in a non-contact jersey yesterday, although he remains on LTIR. [THN]
Taken under the wing of the great Nicklas Backstrom, Rasmus Sandin is feeling more comfortable in DC and is ready to break out. [THN]
Predicting this season’s top-100 players, and as always, beware of lists. [ESPN]
Going around the league to look at current team and player trends that won’t last. We don’t think. [THN]
Happy 36th birthday to Casey Wellman, and happy 44th to Alex Henry!
Finally…this:
Watching this makes us want more hockey. Luckily, we have plenty more ahead of us.
