Your savory breakfast links:
- Chatting with hometown boy Joe Snively about his path to the NHL, what it’s like playing with a legend like Nicklas Backstrom, and more. [The Athletic ($)]
- With less than half a season remaining and the trade deadline a month away, the Caps still have a decision to make: Ilya Samsonov or Vitek Vanecek? Or neither? [WaPo, THW]
- Should the Caps trade for a defenseman? [S&S]
- After a couple of off years, Evgeny Kuznetsov took on more responsibility this season and has raised the level of his play in response.