Comments on: Empathy

By: HOLDitHERE!!

HOLDitHERE!! — Wed, 10 Feb 2010 01:46:42 +0000

I watched this game on tv (missed Joe & Locker) and know that the crowd got the win for the Caps–2 minutes or so after the “Unleash the fury” vid sure enough OV tied it up!

Why can’t something be done to say “THANK YOU FANS” for the ones who showed up and especially the ones who WANTED to show up but couldn’t because of the weather. How about having a charity auction from some of the players gear and using the proceeds to refund Caps fans’ tickets who were not able to attend? Wouldn’t it be worth it for the goodwill generated and “good publicity”?

Seems like a no-brainer to me.

Thanks for reading & Go Caps!!

By: rich

rich — Tue, 09 Feb 2010 03:19:26 +0000

i for one enjoyed watching the game from my comfy couch…. go caps!

By: Steve Naismith

Steve Naismith — Mon, 08 Feb 2010 19:16:01 +0000

@Greg: “I am not a season ticket holder and had to buy 3 tickets to take my family”

False. No one HAS to buy tickets. You do so with the understanding that sometimes life gets in the way of a game. Lesson learned?

Go Caps!

By: capsgary

capsgary — Mon, 08 Feb 2010 18:32:34 +0000

Ted I trecked to both games from Hanover PA..with no complaints. Probably the dumbest thing I have ever done was drive home from Friday’s game , I could bore you with the story, but like any game the commute isn’t fun but the product on the ice is well worth the hassles and the most important end result, THE STREAK LIVES!!!!!!!

By: mapgirl

mapgirl — Mon, 08 Feb 2010 17:51:05 +0000

Ted,

What happens to all the hat trick hats? Chicago puts them in Lost and Found.

BTW, your blog’s search box doesn’t seem to work correctly. For some reason, I thought you had a post about this in the past, but I can’t search for it.

Thanks for being an awesome owner. Your care & sincere appreciation of the fans is evident. Thanks for building a big tent.

By: Mike Capers

Mike Capers — Mon, 08 Feb 2010 15:07:37 +0000

Ted, One correction: The Verizon Center staff in-fact didn’t show up. I spent 45 minutes with my son waiting for the one food stand that was open. It was unacceptable. As of today, you are a tenant. You’ve got to demand more from your landlord. They’ve got to find a way to get people there if you are going to play the game. There were no ushers either so people in the cheap seats came down and say in our section even though I paid more. The food was the real problem.

By: Shawn Johnson

Shawn Johnson — Mon, 08 Feb 2010 13:11:01 +0000

Were you able to make it to the game? I hope you were at least able to see it. I was lucky enough that my Dad has a 4WD and the roads weren’t too bad in my neighborhood. The crowd was arguably as loud as Game 7 vs. NYR last year.

By: Greg

Greg — Mon, 08 Feb 2010 11:55:08 +0000

I feel the Capitals, NHL and NBC should combine their efforts to refund ticket holders who could not attend the game. I live in Fairfax where our subdivision has not been plowed (VDOT has indicated it will not be until midweek). This was record storm at Dulles, Metro above ground was closed and on Monday the Federal goverment is closed. This was too big a game for the NHL to cancel as they could not replace it with another game. The Penguins did not have an easy time getting here as we all know. I am not a season ticket holder and had to buy 3 tickets to take my family on the ticket exchange from Ticketmaster and when I know we would be unable to attend the game, I went back to the website to sell them and the site indicated that was not possible. I understand this is a business but remember its the fans who support the team and taking care of the customer is the right thing to do.

By: Judith Albarelli

Judith Albarelli — Mon, 08 Feb 2010 11:01:10 +0000

Hi Ted:

We all made it! You were right to continue with the game as scheduled. Imagine if we canceled the game to be televised nationally. We would be labeled wimps and right fully so. Instead we were rewarded with wings by our grateful players. We live in a neighborhood in Alexandria Virginia. We still have not been plowed. We walked down to Arlandria and hailed a cab(luckily there was one running). That nice gentleman took us right to the Verizon Center. The trip home was a bit more difficult but we made it. We are the next “greatest generation” we have to be tough. Thanks for encouraging people to continue “business as usual” even under adversity. Learning to hang in there will go a long way in every part of our lives. I think we are lucky ….we have a great team and an owner with the biggest heart. Molidietz (Good Job) Judy Albarelli

By: Pat

Pat — Mon, 08 Feb 2010 01:32:12 +0000

Mr. Leonsis,

While I appreciate every person’s situation is different, after your Friday blog post I really expected you to make the game, and Verizon Center to be up to the task. Personally I literally moved mountains of snow – the last of it specifically on schedule so I could attend the game. Main roads from VA to DC were in ok shape (I believe someone said 66 was “a joke”). Roads in DC were a different story.

The Verizon Center was hardly staffed for the game. There was one concession stand on the 400 level that was open, and it could not keep up with the orders. I didn’t see any ushers on the 400 level at all. There may have been one or two, but mostly it was everyone for themselves. The stands looked to be at about 50% or so capacity.

Fans for both teams made it, the teams made it, the Red Rockers made it, the VC staff really didn’t make it.

Congrats to the team on number 14. Here’s hoping for better weather. Go Caps!