Your savory breakfast links:
● Alex Ovechkin, Olympic ambassador. [@Ovi8 (one, two, three), @BrettHaber, CTV.ca (video), Half Smokes]
● Nicklas Backstrom has a new summer training regimen and it sounds terrific. Too bad it’s behind the pay wall. [Aftonbladet (link in Swedish)]
● Sizing up the Southeast. [The Rat Trick]
● Say it ain’t so, Sasha. [Caps B-Ball]
● How the signing of goalie prospect Sergei Kostenko may affect the Caps’ goaltending depth charts and reluctant draft pick Steffen Soberg. [CSNW]
● The Verizon Center is nearly set to become more electric. [WaPo]
● Finally, a hearty happy seventh blogiversary to Peerless and the cousins. Whippersnappers.