a fresh fashion statement by Caps’ fans next season at Verizon Center, but beginning not with the postseason but rather with the first visit by the Penguins. Gracious but we need to do something dramatic to counteract all the ugliness  and here I’m not referring merely to the prevalence of visiting colors and their allegiance  clotting our rink by mullets and slugs.

We can have fun sorting out the specifics, but in general, I’d like to see Verizon Center enveloped in Red, White, and Blue. Maybe you have a half dozen rows in alternating bands of red and white, representing the bars of our flag. Maybe you have variance of the colors section by section. But you do it for Pittsburgh. Not Tampa, not Atlanta, not Carolina. Division alliances, middling as they are, be damned. Our rival today is clear. A fresh war was declared here on March 27. Management will do its part this summer to answer it. We as fans need to as well.

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3 Comments

  1. Jean wrote:

    You wonder if the white-outs have any affect on the team: They are used in key games at UMaine, and every time the players make a point of thanking the fans for such a dramatic show of support. Perhaps it makes more of an impact at the smaller rinks like Alfond Arena (approx 6500 seats), but the players do notice.

    Wednesday, April 18, 2007 at 11:59 am | Permalink
  2. pucksandbooks wrote:

    What a wonderful glimpse into another rink’s experience with this. Thank you for sharing it.

    Wednesday, April 18, 2007 at 12:03 pm | Permalink
  3. usiel wrote:

    All that red at that Calgary game last night was amazing…seemed like 80% of the people had jersey’s.

    Wednesday, April 18, 2007 at 1:21 pm | Permalink

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