Comments on: Conventional Wisdom – Check It at the Door Please

By: Bucknell Dad

Bucknell Dad — Mon, 07 Dec 2009 22:20:56 +0000

Loved your post, especially as a Philly resident but loyal Caps fan! The Caps are turning conventional wisdom on its head, thanks the team’s great leadership and prophetic vision about what it takes to win in today’s (and tomorrow’s) NHL. I think you said it well on a previous post — the absense of Ovie could, should make this team stronger, and it most definitely has. There is certainly more work to be done in some areas (defensive breakdowns are fewer but still too frequent, and backchecking by the offensive lines is still weak), but every part of the Caps game gets stronger every game. . . and everyone is contributing nicely (well, most of the time).

One thing you should comment on — thanking our fans for not being like the Flyer fans who cheered when ref Steve Augsburger was injured in Philly, then booed when he got up. That’s reprehensible, and I’m glad that wouldn’t happen in Caps land. Unlike Ed Snider, you would not tolerate it.

By: Joe

Joe — Mon, 07 Dec 2009 22:04:31 +0000

At least you have fans that care enough about the team to e-mail you.

By: JMinVA

JMinVA — Mon, 07 Dec 2009 18:48:58 +0000

Ted – You and GMGM have done an outstanding job of rebuilding the Caps and it’s minor league organization evident when call-up fill in for injured players and the Cpas keep on winning.

Remember, the regular season is only for placement in the Post-Season playoff picture. The higher we are in the standings only means home game standing in the playoffs.

Thanks for all you and GMGM have done to re-build the Caps; GO CAPS!!! From a fan for over 22 years.

By: Joel Miller

Joel Miller — Mon, 07 Dec 2009 17:54:39 +0000

Ted,
I took my family to the Wachovia Center Last Saturday night to see the Caps/Flyers game. I wore my vintage #6 Darren Veitch Capitals Jersey. After the second period, I was escoting my daughter through a crowd of people, when this guy in a Flyers jersey grabbed my arm and mockingly yelled “Dude, that’s a real old jersey, I remember when that team used to really stink!!” So I pointed at his jersey and yelled “Yeah, and I remeber when that team used to be really good!!”
Win or lose, I love the Caps and you are still the coolest owner in professional sports!
Thanks for making this the most fun time to be a Caps fan!!

By: Izzy

Izzy — Mon, 07 Dec 2009 16:49:32 +0000

But we do have an enforcer… Its called our Power Play!

Keep up the good work Ted.

By: gustavo

gustavo — Mon, 07 Dec 2009 15:57:09 +0000

Like the old song says:
“You can’t please everybody, so you must please yourself”.

My only complaints on the Caps:
1. The mysterious way Nyls have been treated
2. Lack of TV exposure relating to the team and the game (no personal stuff)

My complaints on the media related to the Caps:
1. Lazy and unknowledgeable reporters
2. Horrible play-by-play on TV – too much non-related game chit-chat.

Kudos to GMGM and his staff for putting a great team together.

By: alagarts

alagarts — Mon, 07 Dec 2009 15:42:55 +0000

Ted, you are great and the Caps are great. And I am not being sarcastic. But do you disagree that the playoffs are a totally different game than the regular season? Its a whole different story when you have to bang against a team for 7 games. That is where you definitely need more grit, if not why did the Caps go out and get someone like Knuble? They got him for the playoff type of hockey. I hope you are right but we need an addition of that type on defense for the playoffs. Of course, still a lot of time before now and April.

By: Nick

Nick — Mon, 07 Dec 2009 15:28:21 +0000

Nice win, however it’s all about winning in playoffs these times in the Caps land.

Go Caps!!!

By: Paul VanderVeen

Paul VanderVeen — Mon, 07 Dec 2009 15:19:51 +0000

Ted, Once again, thanks for all you do. Your good works are an inspiration to us all.

Specifically, I would like to thank you for defending the Great 8”s and “our” teams style of play. Clearly, Ovie must continue to play an aggressive game. Any attempt to tone-down or rain-in his style would be a mistake. Would any clear-thinking big league manager caution Nolan Ryan to not pitch inside so much for fear of putting men on base? No. No. No. Every batter who ever came to the plate The Ryan Express knew the price to be paid for crowding the plate. Let Ovie be Ovie.

How great was it to see a TEAM respond to an individual’s act of goonishness by filling the net with pucks. Take that Carcillo.

Keep up the good work and GO CAPS!

By: Ben

Ben — Mon, 07 Dec 2009 15:13:22 +0000

Ted-

When are you going to realize that no matter what happens on the ice, some people won’t be happy. it won’t be enough for them.

we don’t need one of these chest-thumping blog posts after every Caps win. if you think this team is ready to win a Cup, you have another thing coming. there’s a big difference between regular season and playoff hockey.

can this team win a cup? with a couple tweaks, i believe they can. but damn, enough with these blog posts about people complaining! it’s going to happen NO MATTER WHAT!

Grow some thicker skin, man!