I recall watching it on TV. And that it was a bit of an adventure when it came to venue issues.
Speculation: Caps Roster General Discussion (Coaching/FAs/Cap/Lines/etc) | 2024-25 Summer Edition
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I'm assuming you have not been in a while. CFG bank arena underwent an extensive renovation project which finished in 2023. There's a reason Baltimore has come up in conversation as a potential AHL site again.
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Well that is great news.
g00n
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That is unexpected news. The last time I was there was for Clash of the Titans tour with Alice in Chains, Anthrax, Megadeth and Slayer.
For Slayer we had a HUGE figure 8 pit with people running full speed around the perimeter of the arena, and crashing into each other at the crossover. It was like a literal scene from hell.
It was gweat.
Corby78
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Would love to see the Skipjacks back
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Brian23
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I wonder if Baltimore got a franchise would the Caps look to partner with them as their AHL partner over the Bears? I feel like I can't imagine they'd want to drop such a successful institution to save some travel time, but it's also not my money getting them to and from.
Rayquaza64
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Problem is the only way to get real support of that from the local base would be that the caps are the affiliate. I could see us drop the stingrays maybe
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I don't think the Caps ever should or will drop the Bears and Hershey feels the same way. The Caps give them much more freedom -- both financially and with roster-building decisions -- than every other AHL team and it's paid off in spades for both franchises. In a hard cap league you can still flex your financial power on the margins with stuff like that and it's a real competitive edge but one that also only really works because Hershey is a viable stand-alone team with a great arena and fan base.
Unfortunately if Baltimore gets an AHL team I think it would almost certainly be Carolina's affiliate ...
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Correct me if I’m wrong, Hershey has had an AHL franchise for….ever? Baltimore had a couple come and go?
I doubt the “fan base” in balmer, and to a greater extent NOVA, would have a long attention span as it relates to minor league teams.
Hershey is in no man’s land, any “pro” team is hours away, and that I believe makes the bears a consistently good draw.
I doubt the “fan base” in balmer, and to a greater extent NOVA, would have a long attention span as it relates to minor league teams.
Hershey is in no man’s land, any “pro” team is hours away, and that I believe makes the bears a consistently good draw.
Calicaps
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No way do I want the Caps to drop the most storied franchise in the A for some DMV expansion team. That would be so dumb.
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Washington Capitals rank No. 20 in NHL Pipeline Rankings for 2024 — The Athletic
The Capitals are steadily building their new core of players for the post-Nicklas Backstrom/Alex Ovechkin era.
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Checking an assumption: Caps can't utilize any "free cap space" until they officially put Oshie on LTI, correct?
Rayquaza64
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Until he is LTIR eligible (once they put him on LTIR) they can’t spend his cap as that would push them over the offseason cap limit, correct.
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My God, those are awful news…
Cancer is so unforgiving. He’s so young too, only 50-51 according to Wikipedia.
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Get that colonoscopy everyone. I got my first last year and it wasn't so bad. The prep sucked but they put me out for the actual procedure.
I have a calendar reminder in 9 years for the next one.
I have a calendar reminder in 9 years for the next one.
Prayers for JW. And yeah, all y’all, get the screening. The prep is No Fun but the drugs on the way down are the bomb. And that first meal afterward … chef’s kiss.
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Pronman definitely has a type -- good skaters and offensive defenseman -- and I think (as is natural as there's only so much hockey you can watch!) is often slow to update priors from his DY viewings of players. Concerns about Lapierre's skating especially are pretty funny as he was pretty clearly one of the top 3 or so best skating Caps in the playoffs, even if that was a low bar last year.
Washington Capitals rank No. 20 in NHL Pipeline Rankings for 2024 — The Athletic
The Capitals are steadily building their new core of players for the post-Nicklas Backstrom/Alex Ovechkin era.
A bit lower on Leonard and Paraseck but a bit higher on Miro and Iorio than I would say the consensus is. His ranking of Mateiko is fascinating especially compared to Hutson and Muggli who seem to project much better out of the most recent draft analytics and NHLe wise. Super low on Cristall as he always has been.
Calicaps
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I'm 55 and haven't had one yet. Playing poker versus the devil.
g00n
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I'm close to the same age and had a few polyps removed.
Don't wait.
Same thing goes for skin checks, as I'm now finding out.
