Your savory breakfast links:
- The Caps have had a talented core of Russians since Alex Ovechkin’s arrival in 2004, and 2018 draftee Alexander Alexeyev becomes the latest member of the club. [CHL]
- How much will the loss of Jay Beagle hurt the Caps next season? [NBCSW]
- Video coach Brett Leonhardt brought the Cup to his hometown of New Hamburg, ON, and paid a visit to a Howie Morenz tribute. [NHL, CTV, NoVa Caps]
- This is just the latest stop on a summer-long worldwide tour for the Cup and its keeper, Phil Pritchard.