Comments on: Slow Motion Struggles on a Sheet of Slop

By: The Peerless

The Peerless — Thu, 29 Nov 2007 17:27:14 +0000

Watching the Caps on that ice, I get the impression that they are a team constructed to play on an ice sheet like that in Edmonton, when they really need to be a team that is “uglier” in style — banging in loose pucks and rebounds from close range.
Cute won’t work on that ice sheet.

By: Smitty

Smitty — Thu, 29 Nov 2007 16:24:23 +0000

Old man Abe owns the building. All Ted can do is whine, and I hope that’s what he’s doing – a lot.

By: BE

BE — Thu, 29 Nov 2007 06:39:34 +0000

Amen

By: Grooven

Grooven — Thu, 29 Nov 2007 01:41:11 +0000

Maybe people are looking at this all wrong. Afterall, it’s called home-ice advantage for a reason. Maybe they need to make Kettler not-so-nice, so the Caps can get the knack for playing on choppy or uneven or slushy or whathaveyou. That would be 41 games with a decided advantage over the opponent if the Caps can do it.
Football, soccer, baseball… they all have something to utilize. Domes, artificial turf, mud, elevation, snow, heat, grass, direction in relation to the Sun, distance to walls, etc.
“Bad” ice doesn’t have to be bad.

By: Jordan

Jordan — Thu, 29 Nov 2007 00:37:49 +0000

I’m pretty sure the team will make a formal complaint if they feel it necessary. I don’t think that we, as spectators, would have much say in the issue.

By: TG

TG — Thu, 29 Nov 2007 00:30:27 +0000

Just a reminder that Ted doesn’t own the building. He’s just a tenant. Any and all complaints should rightfully go to Abe Pollin and his organization.

By: Meza

Meza — Wed, 28 Nov 2007 23:09:19 +0000

Rage,
MSG has the worst in the league due to it’s over use. The new Staples Center in LA, I have not heard about their ice nor Atlanta’s.

By: Rage

Rage — Wed, 28 Nov 2007 23:06:24 +0000

What are comparable venues? LA? NYR? Atlanta?
How does their ice compare? The ice always looks like crap when I go to games at MSG, and they have to squeegee it to remove the pooled water after the zamboni-ing each period.

By: Chimaera

Chimaera — Wed, 28 Nov 2007 20:09:22 +0000

It has been poor for a while. Now it is unreasonably bad.
I know some of that is the fact that the Verizon Center is used a ton, but that’s no excuse for it to be AWFUL.

By: Meza

Meza — Wed, 28 Nov 2007 19:41:32 +0000

As a former ice tech and having received extensive training in Canada my first tips are drop the slap temp and lower the overall building temp. If you listen to almost any Canadian broadcast they all seem to reference how cold the overall building is. Maybe even update the dehumidifiers to keep the air dry.
Just my 2 cents.