Your savory breakfast links:

• The Caps sent out a press release yesterday afternoon announcing that the team "will make a significant player-related announcement on Monday, May 17, at 10:30 a.m. at Kettler Capitals Iceplex." Odds are it isn't a long-term extension for Quintin Laing. Watch the announcement live here.
• More on what the announcement is expected to be, namely an extension for Nicklas Backstrom. [ESPN, CI, mc79hockey]
• "By the tens" forward reviews for Mike Knuble, Tomas Fleischmann, Eric Fehr, Matt Bradley, Jason Chimera and Quintin Laing. [Peerless]
• Alex Ovechkin web-chats with fans. [Alex Ovetjkin]
• Caps OT Episode 9 has a decidedly chocolatey flavor. [CSN Washington]
• It's not good to be on this list. It's really not good to be on it twice. [SI]
• A eulogy of sorts for the 2009-10 Caps. [FFODC]
• And the Dale Hunter Award goes to... [RtR]
• Games number five, four and three in the "Top Ten Games of 2009-10" countdown. [Live in Red, Live in Red, Live in Red]
• "In practice, the assumption that there is little skill difference between most NHL goaltenders is correct." [Puck Prospectus]
• Click through to find out which Caps prospect has "A muscular barrel chest, hard-as-steel abs and rippling biceps. A body ready for the National Hockey League...." [Calgary Herald]