tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-59149826073177690.post1771473759889708310..comments2024-01-14T11:01:42.739-05:00Comments on CAPITALS NEWS NETWORK: Caps Fans Entitled to Stanley Cup?Dave Nicholshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05310191107811609232noreply@blogger.comBlogger9125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-59149826073177690.post-69095163935185048352011-02-20T09:40:27.259-05:002011-02-20T09:40:27.259-05:00Dave I am totally with you on this! The sense of ...Dave I am totally with you on this! The sense of entitlement is out of control! The comments left on Ted's blog alone are crazy sometimes. Hockey for me is the most awesome sport there is. I love the Caps and I so want them to win, but if they don't that's ok to because I love the sport! I don't deny wanting to see a more impassioned play from them for every game, but it'Angiehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14320245164614297355noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-59149826073177690.post-3846643555348011052011-02-19T19:27:26.073-05:002011-02-19T19:27:26.073-05:00I've been rooting for the Caps to win the Cup ...I've been rooting for the Caps to win the Cup since I was in grade school. Although it's really not that big of a deal when I think about it, I'm pretty invested in seeing that happen. <br /><br />For me, it's not entitlement, but more a demand that, with fortune having given us a roster of stars, the players and organization do everything possible get the Cup when it's so JSnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-59149826073177690.post-76516615846467084912011-02-19T15:18:41.986-05:002011-02-19T15:18:41.986-05:00Good post. Well taken about the rookies -- let...Good post. Well taken about the rookies -- let's hope GMGM can get us a little help at C in the next week or so. I read a lot of what's written too, and the comments at WaPo's CI blog have become completely toxic. The majority of it is miserable people trying to outdo each other about how much GMGM, BB, 8, 19, 28 and the team as a whole sucks. I don't even read it anymore - forBryanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18178777869260840485noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-59149826073177690.post-33425896913005380632011-02-19T13:50:15.883-05:002011-02-19T13:50:15.883-05:00Thanks for all the comments.
@KG: i agree with ...Thanks for all the comments. <br /><br />@KG: i agree with you that fans aren't owed anything but an honest effort.<br /><br />@Mia: i think the legions of new Caps fans and, for lack of a better term, their "Redskins" mentality, might be aprt of the problem. but you're right, i think, that there's a lack of awareness from parts of the fanbase.Dave Nicholshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05310191107811609232noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-59149826073177690.post-35286181855908416282011-02-19T13:36:53.589-05:002011-02-19T13:36:53.589-05:00I do my best to read and listen to all the thought...I do my best to read and listen to all the thoughts about the Washington Capitals as well. I do my best as a fan to simply be THRILLED that after 30+ years of Capitals fandom, I am blessed to see the best hockey coming out of the organization itself. <br /><br />One thing I do that may come across as "entitled", as unintentionally as it is from my end, is continue to BELIEVE these guys Miahttp://singingfromthecrease.wordpress.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-59149826073177690.post-66537874685330730192011-02-19T13:20:06.998-05:002011-02-19T13:20:06.998-05:00EXCELLENT post. Totally spot-on and exactly correc...EXCELLENT post. Totally spot-on and exactly correct. Thank you! We all need to re-align our heads on this.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-59149826073177690.post-34689843348785289722011-02-19T10:09:46.020-05:002011-02-19T10:09:46.020-05:00Teams don't "owe" their fans anythin...Teams don't "owe" their fans anything. Fans pay for an experience, they get an experience. If they don't like that experience, they should stop paying for it. It's that simple. <br /><br />I'm also curious at whoever said Nats fans feel entitled. I've never come across that.KG Dowdhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10705289799685389653noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-59149826073177690.post-89687499057701843822011-02-18T13:51:24.487-05:002011-02-18T13:51:24.487-05:00Thanks for the input. Trade deadline sould be ver...Thanks for the input. Trade deadline sould be very interesting.Dave Nicholshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05310191107811609232noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-59149826073177690.post-78922084677765041992011-02-18T13:47:54.536-05:002011-02-18T13:47:54.536-05:00Great points. I think a big part of the entitleme...Great points. I think a big part of the entitlement demographic is drawn from the newer fanbase the team has earned over the past 4 years or so. They may not appreciate the nuances of what it takes to win in this league. The NHL, particularly its second season, is the toughest in professional sports. This team certainly has the tools to win it all, but its also about the intangibles. We'GOhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01013976716275301982noreply@blogger.com