Your savory breakfast links:
- Sobering, if not surprising, news about Michal Kempny, who underwent surgery to repair a torn hamstring and is expected to miss four to six months. Ugh. [NHL, WaPo, NBCSW, WashTimes, NBC Sports]
- Oh, do you think the playoff picture changed last night? That’s craz-... okay, yes, it did. [NHL]
- Turns out the road back to success for Braden Holtby was paved with the willingness to fail. [WaPo]
- It’s hard to imagine what a Caps-Pens playoff series would look like because they’re so rare, but here’s an initial glimpse of that potential first-round matchup.