• Now we all know Justin Williams’s secret – the hair. More from the Capitals team photo session, courtesy of Amanda Bowen. [RMNB]
• Edmonton Oilers scouts voted nine to two to draft Ryan Murray over Nail Yakupov, so… [Sportsnet]
• The Ottawa Senators have decided to shut Clarke MacArthur and Dion Phaneuf down for the rest of the season. [Today’s Slapshot]
• More on MacArthur. Concussions had the forward considering retirement at one point. [THN]
• After appearing to be knocked out against the Arizona Coyotes on Saturday night, Claude Giroux plans to play against the Winnipeg Jets. [TSN]
• Zach Parise, Brian Elliott, and Phil Kessel are your NHL 3 Stars of the Week. [NHL]
• Great Q&A with player-turned-broadcaster-and-NHL dad, Ray Ferraro. [The Star]
• Down Goes Brown’s Weekend Review: Scary Pacific, East playoff race, and the gold plan. [Vice Sports]
• The 2016 Women’s World Championship tournament starts today. Canada has named Marie-Philip Poulin captain, while Meghan Agosta and Meaghan Mikkelson-Reid are alternates. [Hockey Canada]
• One team no one in the West wants to face in the first round: the Nashville Predators. [ESPN]
• The games on tonight’s schedule could swing the Philadelphia Flyers playoff chances by 36-percent. [Sons of Penn]
• Do the Washington Capitals have a Golden State Warriors (of old) problem? [The Guardian]
• This year’s Capitals “are a Rorschach test.” An in-depth look at Washington’s playoff chances. [Japers’ Rink]
• “Carl Hagelin shows Rangers how much they miss his chaos.” Aww, Brooksie. [NYP]
• The Calgary Flames are out of the playoffs, but have five team goals and personal bests to play for. [Calgary Sun]
• Should Vancouver Canucks fans be concerned about assistant GM John Weisbrod’s influence over the team? [Canucks Army]
• Numbers don’t lie: “… it’s clear that a) Trevor Van Riemsdyk and Brent Seabrook cannot play together under any circumstance, and b) Duncan Keith and Niklas Hjalmarsson are the only pairing equipped to take on top competition.” [Committed Indian]
• “As a player, the prospect of being loaned to another organization is not high on the list of possible outcomes. Fringe NHL goalies, however, should come to expect nontraditional transactions.” [Boston Globe]
• Challengers to Patrick Kane for the Hart Trophy. [SN]
• Fantasy hockey: Playoff teams report cards. [Dobber]
• Should the Boston Bruins drop their race for the playoffs and focus on their future instead? [Boston Sports Desk]
• NWHL players share their favorite memories from the league’s inaugural season. [TSS]
• NHL’s Department of Player Safety Director Patrick Burke running to help end homophobia in sports. RUN, PATRICK! RUUUUUN! [Canadian Running]
• Former Capitals great, Mike Marson, received a rousing ovation from the fans when his former team aired a tribute to him during the game. [Color of Hockey]
• Finally, “DON’T EVEN LOOK at the red line during warmups,” says Alex Picard to Timo Helbling (probably). The video is in French, but you’ll get it. [Swiss Habs]
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