Your savory breakfast links:

• The much-publicized big announcement? Alex Ovechkin will be a Bauer man for the foreseeable future, and he and the team are being rather charitable along the way. Oh, and he's not fat. [Capitals Overtime (video), 106.7 The Fan (audio from the presser, Ovechkin and Ted Leonsis), CI (El-Bashir), WashTimes (Whyno), NHL.com (Masisak), Puck Daddy, PHT, SB Nation DC (Vingan), RMNB, Caps News Network, Alex Ovetjkin, News From The Nosebleeds, HotH]
  
• (If you want to skip the endorsement stuff and get right to the AO-related substance, this bullet's for you.) [NHL.com (Masisak), WashTimes (Whyno), AP (White), CSN Washington (Gormley, who says farewell to his old gig here), WaPo (Carrera), CW (Whyno)]
• Whether it's the new gear or a general feeling that he's due for a big bounce-back season, folks are predicting big numbers from The Captain. [NHL.com (Cubeta), THN (Dobber), TSN (Cullen, with his projected top-300 scorers here)]
• In other news from out at Kettler (where the population of professional hockey players is increasing by the day), Tomas Vokoun met with local media and explained his decision to come to Washington... [CI (El-Bashir), CSN Washington (Gormley), Hockey Independent (Scriven)]
  
• ... while John Erskine revealed that he may not be ready to go at 100% when camp starts. [CI (Carrera)]
• A thought-provoking look at Nicklas Backstrom "in the Playoff Era." [Peerless]
• Matt Hendricks did a radio hit on The Junkies yesterday. [106.7 The Fan (audio)]
• Looking ahead, optimistically, to Michal Neuvirth's 2011-12. [RtR]
• Mike Green is "one of the very best five-on-five defensemen in the league, at least when it comes to generating offense." [Copper & Blue]
• When Dan Steinberg notes that a "certain sort of Caps fan just furrowed his brow in distress," it helps to create the visual of this piece being written. [OFB]
  
• Are there a dozen current NHL head coaches better than Bruce Boudreau? Are there 17 worse? [RLD]
• The panels for Caps Convention have been announced. [Capitals]
• Speaking of Caps Convention... PARTY! [Japers' Rink]
• Sometimes the games isn't just a game. Read up on USA Warriors hockey. [RMNB]
• Michael Nylander continues his comeback attempt (in Caps gear, no less). [Philly Sports Daily]
• Vote. [CBS Washington]
• Finally, happy 26th birthday to Eric Fehr and... it's Matt Cooke's 33rd birthday.