Um...hockey in a football stadium. DUMB. Just plain DUMB. Never liked it, never thought it was anything but DUMB.
There's nothing particularly classic about the Washington Capitals now that they're no longer a marquee team. The Winter Classic feels like an artificial creation to make hockey feel like an old timey college football game from some Norman Rockwell past that never was.
They also didn't have a Road to the Winter Classic that year as it was still so new but as things have evolved the event had gotten bigger and IMO better. Yet the NHL has let it shrink back down again and to me that's unfortunate.
I didn't even know who was participating in the game until now.
Caps and Hawks? Really? That's ****ing atrocious.
Montreal-Boston would have been a perfect choice.
I'm sure it will be B's vs Habs next year in Boston, if the reports are correct.
Which is another annoying thing. Boston already had it, let another team like the Avs or Wild host one, the NHL needs to realize there are good teams that play in cold climates west of Chicago. (I know they had the Stadium Series but those games were just a cash grab and kinda ****)
Wait until you see how bad the ratings will be. I'm guessing this will be the one that puts an end to this cash grab for now.
I did not know there was a winter classic this year. Unfortunately no one, including Capitals fans, cares about the Capitals.