I am at the Kettler Capitals Iceplex. There are more than 30 players on the ice including our three newcomer free agents, Alex Ovechkin and Alex Semin. The goalies took the day off. Hence, Chris Clark is leading drills and he has all of the players that are right-handed playing left-handed and visa versa. He has them skating hard.

 Kozlov is a very big man as is Tom Poti. Both seemed very impressed with our facility. Michael Nylander can dangle left-handed. It is very impressive to see. There is only one person in the stands right now and he is having a great time.

So what is the issue now?

So what is the issue now? We have made the best offer to our fans to come to see our games, two-for-one specials on season tickets and a six-pack for $99 against our best rivals. Best plans in the NHL. We have $10 tickets and we have aggressive college student discount plans. We are calling everyone and our players are helping us to sell tickets too. We are removing all issues for buying plans and tickets to come see our team play. That is a good thing, right? Don

We met with the folks at AP yesterday in a two hour roundtable discussion. We talked new media, filmmaking, the NHL’s prospects and the Caps and our new season. I am grateful that Joe White wrote an article and circulated it far and wide. He is a great reporter and works hard to cover our team.

 To be fair, there is one note in this article that isn

The Caps are really pushing to get to a 90 percent renewal rate for season ticket holders and partial plan holders. I have been calling people that have not renewed for three weeks. We have asked some of the players to help us as well.

We have scheduled a series of small get togethers and there is one scheduled for this Saturday morning at practice camp as well. We are doing everything we can to close on business with people that are sitting on the fence and haven

Yesterday at the Kettler Capitals Iceplex was a lot of fun. The rookies scrimmaged and played with some checking and then 24 of our vets came out and they played as well. Hockey is in the air. The entire facility is now dedicated to camp and this weekend, the pace and activities will quicken.