{"id":11502,"date":"2010-12-30T13:17:42","date_gmt":"2010-12-30T18:17:42","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.yurasko.net\/wfy\/?p=11502"},"modified":"2010-12-30T13:17:42","modified_gmt":"2010-12-30T18:17:42","slug":"2-days-until-the-capitals-and-penguins-winter-classic","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/yurasko.net\/wfy\/2010\/12\/2-days-until-the-capitals-and-penguins-winter-classic\/","title":{"rendered":"2 days until the Capitals and Penguins Winter Classic"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Before I talk about the Winter Classic, enjoy this video of <strong>Alex Ovechkin<\/strong> shooting pucks at Russian dolls filled with Russian dressing.<\/p>\n<p><object width=\"560\" height=\"340\"><param name=\"movie\" value=\"http:\/\/www.youtube.com\/v\/hpUVJYJQ9dI?fs=1&amp;hl=en_US&amp;color1=0x5d1719&amp;color2=0xcd311b\"><\/param><param name=\"allowFullScreen\" value=\"true\"><\/param><param name=\"allowscriptaccess\" value=\"always\"><\/param><\/object><\/p>\n<p>Okay!<\/p>\n<p>As for the Winter Classic, which has the Washington Capitals visiting Pittsburgh to play the Penguins at Heinz Field, the home of the Pittsburgh Steelers. <a href=\"http:\/\/voices.washingtonpost.com\/capitalweathergang\/2010\/12\/worrisome_wetness_for_winter_c.html\">Rain is forecast<\/a> (Capital Weather Gang, <em>The Post<\/em>) during period the game is scheduled. I would have no objection to the game being delayed by rain until, say 4 p.m., after the Outback Bowl is over because I will be watching Penn State vs. Florida. Mother nature may oblige, we&#8217;ll see. Otherwise, I will be watching the WC on tape delay. That reminds me, I need to ask The Maryland Bureau Chief which he will watch live.<\/p>\n<p>I know a lot of Caps fans are heading to Pittsburgh to it and I wish them good luck and probably better ponchos. Personally, Outback Bowl or not, I had no interest in making the trip and don&#8217;t think the NHL should have allocated so many tickets to Caps season ticket holders. When <a href=\"http:\/\/www.yurasko.net\/wfy\/2010\/06\/capitals-dcs-winter-classic-should-be-in-nationals-park.html\">the Winter Classic comes here (hopefully to Nationals Park)<\/a> I want the stands completely full of Caps without thousands of visiting fans, but the precedent has been set. I expect the Rangers, Flyers or Bruins to be the Caps opponent when it finally happens with the first two most likely since their fans are not far away, but I guess I should not eliminate the Penguins from consideration given the NHL&#8217;s infatuation with them.<\/p>\n<p>Since I am without HBO, I have not seen any of the 24\/7 series that HBO is running on the 2 teams in the run up to Saturday&#8217;s game. Apparently, hockey players\/coaches swearing is really entertaining. I have not see too much of the Caps either because there games coincide with my son&#8217;s nightly bath\/bedtime ritual\/odyssey. I can&#8217;t say I&#8217;m heartbroken about missing most of the recent 8 game losing streak the Caps were on, but I would have liked to see more of their last 5 games when they went 4-0-1 with the lone loss coming in the shootout to the Pens. Working in more screen time for the Caps is going to be tricky I fear.<\/p>\n<p>Another thing &#8212; the special uniforms. I get that the NHL sees the game as an opportunity to sell another type of jersey, but I think that misses the overall point &#8212; to expand the awareness of the league. Stick to your existing brand i.e. the regular uniforms and push that. Make it special by having both teams wear colored sweaters, n<a href=\"http:\/\/www.yurasko.net\/wfy\/2010\/10\/reebok-messes-up-winter-classic-capitals-sweater.html\">ot half-assed one offs<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>Oh and I have very staked on the outcome of Saturday&#8217;s game. The regular season just doesn&#8217;t matter too much, a fact that was reinforced strongly last spring. I want the Caps to win, but I will get over it if they don&#8217;t. Better to save those big wins for when they really matter.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Before I talk about the Winter Classic, enjoy this video of Alex Ovechkin shooting pucks at Russian dolls filled with Russian dressing. Okay! 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