I have been a Caps fan for a long time. I was a minority in the Washington sports world. Now that the Capitals are making a run for Lord Stanley’s Cup, it seems like the city has finally grasped hockey.
I will use my personal experience here. I have a Facebook pen pal in Florida who is following the Caps. I watched the Vancouver v Chicago game last night with my two kids and they were really into it. One of my business partners went to the game on Tuesday.
So what is odd about that? None of these folks cared a bit about hockey last year. Maybe my kids a little. Then came the series against the Flyers and it all started to change. Now, you can not get a ticket for the playoffs.
On the way to work yesterday I saw cars with Caps car flags. I am no longer alone.
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