What epitomizes the problem with the NHL is the Caps.
The NHL never should have expanded to most of the non traditional markets.
Not only do these teams not draw, have no ratings, but the times when fans do show up it's usually as non paying for other reasons.
Take Cap games, when they drew this season it was due to unlimited college tickets, 21 dollars for a ticket and a full, not slice, pizza.
Two for one seats and 50 dollar lower level seats AND golf lessons from a pro.
They either have no fans or people coming for pizza, beer, and golf.
What makes Washington bad though is unlike other towns, not only do they not support a winner, but you wouldn't want to root for their owner of the team.
Those few people they as fans are some of the most immature, self denying out there.
They lack dignity and have a far flong inferior complex.
Example, I go to Boston to root for the Rangers, no problems.
In Washington after 30 years they do not know hockey, all they know how to do is make gritty faces at you if you wear another jersey, that;s all they have is immaturity.
To me they should move, because if they ever become a good team the fans and town do not deserve it.
If they at least had class and didn't act like babies, they go to games either to root for the road team or root against the road team and get pizza, not to watch hockey, never have.
I won't forget their owner complaining when played the Pens in the playoffs about PIT fans showing up, trying to not let them buy tickets, they still got in, and then when he didn't play PIT in the playoffs he didn't sell out, he had 4K empty seats, was crying, and blaming the scheduling on Easter.
After 30 years all they have is excuses, this is what is wrong with the hockey, it being in towns like this.
Sorry for this but I am fed up with these illegite towns.