Your savory breakfast links:

• Previews and sorta-previews of preseason game numero cinco from RtR, The Tennessean and others (coming soon - check the "What We're Reading" sidebar throughout the day), and be sure to check out our SB Nation partner, On The Forecheck, for more coverage from the other side of tonight's match-up.
• Notes and assorted whatnot from yesterday out at Kettler (which, by the way, is worth a visit):
  • In general. [Caps365 video (Kettler Report, Boudreau, Ovechkin), 106.7 The Fan (audio), Caps In Pictures (pics)]
  • Is Brooks Laich a center or a wing? He's in good shape - how about second-line left wing and third-line center? Kidding. Mostly. [CI (Carrera), CW (Whyno)]
  • Skating with Alex Ovechkin and Marcus Johansson yesterday likely means that Chris Bourque has made the team. Or that he's already basically been cut. Or neither of those things. [CW (Whyno), DCEx (McNally)]
  • Troy Brouwer talks about his first game of 2011-12. [CW (Whyno), DCEx (McNally)]
  • Hello accountability, our old friend... [CSN Washington (Gormley)]
  • ... while Bruce Boudreau defends the guy who so often brings that subject to the forefront. [CW (Whyno)]
    
  • Roman Hamrlik makes the Caps plenty deep at power-play quarterback. Now it's time for some touchdowns. [CI (Carrera), CW (Whyno, with a note on Dmitry Orlov as well)]
  • Jay Beagle spent the summer training with Karl Alzner, which means he can now grow a full playoff beard in 14 minutes. [DCEx (McNally)]
  • Leftovers from Monday night (don't worry - they're good for three or four days). [CI (Carrera)]
• Elsewhere, some people didn't mind them. More folks despised them. So it was a net "nyet" on the new nets... [Ted's Take, WashTimes (Whyno), Puck Daddy, CI (Carrera), DCEx (McNally) Capital Games, Caps News Network, Peerless and PHT]
  
• ... and now they're gone. [Ted's Take, WashTimes (Whyno, with more at CW), CI (Carrera), DCEx (McNally), Peerless, SB Nation DC]
• Mike Knuble did a phoner with Elliot In The Morning yesterday. [YouTube]
• Ah, expectations. [Baltimore Sports Report, Box Seats (Cooper)]
• Speaking of expectations, peerless prognostications for Alexander Semin and Joel Ward. [Peerless, Peerless]
• Could D.C. host the 2013 Winter Classic? [ESPN (Custance, $)]
• Caps Convention: the gift that keeps on giving (for bloggers). [Examiner (Hoffman)]
• Down a level, all eyes are on Braden Holtby... [LDN]
• ... and expect to see a lot of Julien Brouillette in Chocolatetown. [Patriot-News (Leone)]
• Remember that time that the Caps traded Tomas Fleischmann? That was awesome. [mediachameleon]
• Chat with Steve Konowalchuk, if you're so inclined. [WHL]
• Finally, happy 58th birthday to Doug Gibson.