Your savory breakfast links:
- To cap off a week laden with player (and coaching) milestones great and small, the Capitals franchise itself reached a milestone on Sunday afternoon:
- The Capitals honored Nicklas Backstrom for his 500th career assist - each and every one of them tallied in a Capitals sweater - with a pregame ceremony including his family, a tribute video from his teammates and a golden hockey stick. [NoVa Caps, RMNB, FiCP]
- Backstrom added to his career assist tally with a no-look backhanded between-the-legs beauty to Justin Williams.