Your savory breakfast links:

• In this SovSport interview, Sergei Fedorov bemoans the quality of the ice in Washington and notes that a lot of the Caps' defensemen would have trouble on a European-sized rink. [@dchesnokov]
• Sticking with the ever-informative Dmitry Chesnokov, check him out podcast style. [The Rink (no relation) Podcast]
• Iron Chef Alex Ovechkin's secret ingredient? Awesomesauce. [NYT]
• By the way, if you have a question for AO, email it to Fans@NHL.com and perhaps you'll get an answer. [@NHL]
  
• The Caps haven't gotten consistently good goaltending since the lockout. Or over the past decade. It would be nice if that changed. [From The Rink]
• Apparently September's Washingtonian includes "Brooks Laich on Arlington." [@capsmedia]
  
• At last, the worst Caps hat ever has competition. [@banginpanger]
• Discussing Canada's 2010 Olympic Team is so five minutes ago - let's talk 2014 (and Karl Alzner). [Coming Down the Pipe]
• But for those of us living in the here-and-six months from-now, Mike Green skated with Jay Bouwmeester and Marc Staal yesterday. Per the Montreal Gazette's Red Fisher, Green is a "slam dunk" to make the team, while CTV has him on the outside looking in.  [via FanShot]
• And speaking of Vancouver '10, make no mistake about who Canadians fear the most. [CBC.ca]
• The Boss on the stadium game that never was and the Olympics. [Ted's Take]
• Despite this NHL10 trailer (via @Sean_Leahy) the Caps won't be wearing blue helmets on the road this year. No confirmation yet as to how often we'll see a line of Ovechkin-Steckel-Backstrom skating together.
• Hershey will have a trio of new jerseys for the 2009-10 season. [FanShot via HersheyBears.com]
• Breaking down the Bears' schedule. [Hershey Bears Hockey]
• New Bears netminder Jason Bacashihua: "Washington is where I want to be." Stranger things have happened. [Stack the Pads]