Ted's Take

I grew up in NYC a Rangers fan.

 I then moved to Lowell, Massachusetts, and became a Bruins fan. Even when the Rangers played the Bruins, I rooted for the Bruins. My loyalty was based on geography and my friendships with the people that I attended the games with as ticket holders.  Then I came to Washington, DC, and attended Georgetown University and became a Caps fan. I went to lots of games as a student. I bought season tickets in 1993 for the Caps when I returned to the area and was forever re-hooked on Caps hockey. When my son and daughter came to games, they fell in love with the Caps. I didn’t try to get them to love Bruins hockey or Rangers hockey.  I then bought the team in 1999. Whenever I am in the building and see a fan wearing another team’s jersey, I always ask "Where do you live?" It amazes me how many fans of competitive teams live in our area and don’t come to games except when we play that specific team. Probably that is what I dislike, that people don’t come for the love of the game. They just come to one, two or four games per year to cheer against us and for their team. This article is well done and addresses the issue. It has a strong point of view. What do you think? This is a complex issue because we as a team have lots of long distance fans as well. And I would expect when my children fly the coop, they will take their passion for the Caps with them as my son has on the campus at UPenn in Philadelphia. I see both sides of the issue. I have empathy but don’t hate on me because I want everyone to be a Caps fan that lives in the area. I am an evangelist for Caps hockey. It is who I am now. 

Georgetown University now has a continuing education program for you to study the field and get prepared for a career in sports. Check it out.

All teams have injuries. We have had our share with Michael Nylander, David Steckel, Brian Pothier, John Erskine and Chris Clark. Five starters are out for now. That group of players represents about a quarter of our payroll too. It is another positive sign for our team that we can be competitive and play very good hockey after losing this many players out of our lineup.

All teams have injuries.  We have had our share with Michael Nylander, David Steckel, Brian Pothier, John Erskine and Chris Clark.  Five starters are out for now. That group of players represents about a quarter of our payroll too. It is another positive sign for our team that we can be competitive and play very good hockey after losing this many players out of our lineup. It is gratifying that we have come this far missing our captain, Chris Clark. He does so many things for us: leadership in the locker room and on the ice. He goes into the corners and wins lots of battles. He goes in front of the net and generates traffic. He scores lots of goals; protects his teammates; and plays hard on the power play. It would be great to see him back on the ice this season.  Keep your fingers crossed.

It felt like a playoff game. Welcome back Caron Butler. The sellout crowd was loud and proud last night.

Look up perseverance in the dictionary and there is a picture of Quintin Laing. This is so heart-warming. Congratulations for the nomination.