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Posts Tagged ‘Pittsburgh Penguins’
THIS is Fantastic
Wednesday, February 10th, 2010Are You Not Entertained?
Wednesday, February 10th, 2010You betcha! Check out these ratings and what it translates into in terms of people.
The Caps vs. Pens draws big and even the Caps vs. Thrashers draws big time, too. We are crossing over into popular culture now. The tent is getting bigger. It is nice and warm inside. Come on in and enjoy during these trying snowy times. Go Caps!
Empathy
Sunday, February 7th, 2010I hear you and I too am snowed in. And my DirecTV isn’t working to boot.
I have been shoveling and hoping to get to the game today at noon. My neighborhood has had power outages for the last 25 hours or so.
Postponing or rescheduling a game is a tough call for the NHL. If both teams are here and the on ice officials are here and the network trucks and staff are here and the building folks have arrived, then it is game on. It has been that way forever for all sports leagues.
We are playing today. I have great empathy for our fans. I do not want to have anyone be in any danger but the game is on. You will all have to use your own judgement as to whether to come to the game.
We can’t offer exchanges for this game. We don’t have any tickets to exchange. We can’t offer refunds. We have to pay all of our expenses as it is game on.
I empathize and I understand some of your concerns but there are times that we must remember we are a part of a league. That league plays in many cities where there is a ton of bad weather and snow and the games go on.
This game is on national TV on Super Bowl Sunday. It is an important event nationwide for NBC. I apologize to those of you who have voiced concern. I have the exact same issues as you do in getting to the game. It is important to realize that weather plays a role in many cities for many games and that as long as the teams, the officials and the building support staffs are in place and the networks can broadcast - it is game on.
I will review this policy with the league, but for now, all we can do is make the best of a tough decision. Thanks for understanding. Go Caps! Wish us luck today.
Lots of Caps Fans in Pittsburgh Last Night
Friday, January 22nd, 2010Check out this photo. Lots of red in Pittsburgh last night. You all looked great. Thank you so much. Go Caps!
Boffo Ratings Last Night Locally
Friday, January 22nd, 2010Comcast SportsNet pulled big numbers last night for the Capitals vs. Penguins game. We were rated at a 3.3 household rating with a 6.5 rating with men in the 25 to 54 age range.
Kudos all around. Go Caps!
3 in 5
Friday, January 22nd, 2010We beat the Penguins last night 6-3. It was only the first of four games we will play against them this season. We shouldn’t get too excited. But good for us. It was a fun game.
We played well. We can score a lot of goals. We are a better team than last season.
This was a tough week. We beat Philly. We beat Detroit and we beat Pittsburgh. We beat three rivals in five days. That stretch showed how mentally and emotionally tough and developed we have become. It is really difficult to “get up” for so many big and tough games in a row.
Fifty games played - 70 points garnered - 191 goals scored to date.
We are a work in progress.
This may be the best Caps team - in the regular season - in our history. We are having our best year at the gate and off the ice.
But we want to be the best team in our history and we all know what we have to do to prove that out.
Hence, I am proud of the team and of our fan base but warn everyone that we should not get hyper excited. We are focused on one goal. We have work to do. It is still early.
We are allowed to enjoy the journey though. We are given permission to be happy moment by moment so kick back and smile. We can start to worry about a letdown for Saturday’s game later tonight. Until then - Go Caps! Thank you.
Red Alert - Caps vs. Pens Game on Feb. 7
Thursday, January 21st, 2010The Capitals vs. Penguins game on February 7th at Verizon Center will now start at 12:00 noon. We will be a national TV game and a great counter programming stunt on Super Bowl Sunday. Heads up on the time change!
Odd Scheduling
Thursday, January 21st, 2010The season is more than half over and tonight is the first time we play the Penguins. While we all look forward to the game, it has been hard to get hyped up for it this week. We played the Flyers on Sunday before a full house then we went on to play Detroit before a really loud and proud crowd. We were fortunate to get two wins so far this week.
Tonight we play the defending Stanley Cup champs on the road. On Tuesday we played the former defending Stanley Cup champs at home. And on Saturday we play the much improved Coyotes at home. Four games all in a week with some travel thrown in. Tough scheduling. All are games against very good or great teams. I wish this game had some breathing room and was spotlighted on a weekend instead of landing in such a tight space of the 3rd game out of 4 games in the same week.
Every game is competitive. Every game is a mini drama. Every game is worth two points in the standings.
We all want to win tonight but we need to put these regular season games in perspective. If we win, we won’t celebrate too much. If we lose, we won’t be down too much. We play yet again on Saturday night.
Hockey’s Dream Series
Thursday, December 10th, 2009Nice to see Time Magazine mention the Caps vs. Pens series last season as one of its Top 10 sports moments. We won the game; we lost the series; and the Pens went on to win the Cup deservedly so. Check out this article.
Those playoff games seem so far away. So long ago.
We are in the midst of reinvention, a new season and a long road trip. More injuries are piling up. Yuck.We got done to us last night what we did to Tampa on Monday night. We were shut out. We didn’t take advantage of our opportunities to score and their goaltender was on top of his game and was the difference maker. Buffalo was the better team last night. Our six game winning streak is over. Back to work. See you all Friday night at home against Carolina. You can’t win them all. Sorry about that.
What Does the Penguins’ Win of the Stanley Cup Mean for Us?
Sunday, June 14th, 2009Many fans and members of the media have reached out to me to ask my opinion of the Penguins win of the Stanley Cup; what it means for the Caps; and my thoughts as to how well we played against them in our series.
And here is my answer: It means absolutely nothing to us. This year’s version of the Penguins was the best team in the NHL. They proved it outright and they deserved to win the championship. That we played them well in our playoff 7 game series offers me zero solace. We lost and they won. Next slide. There is no consolation prize in sports. We don’t get graded on efforts just on outcomes. We want to win a Stanley Cup. We didn’t get it done. The Penguins won the Cup and deservedly so.
