Confirmed with Link: Capitals to VA is dead. DC decides to pay $515 million dollars to upgrade capital one

[VaCaps Fan]

Long live capital one arena!

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BREAKING: Washington Capitals and Wizards are officially moving to Potomac Yard | ALXnow

Updated 3/27/2024 -- The Washington Capitals and Washington Wizards are not, in fact, coming to Potomac Yard It's official: the Washington Capitals and the Washington Wizards are moving to Alexandria's Potomac Yard neighborhood. The Alexandria Economic Development Partnership (AEDP) confirmed...

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[John Price]

why would they f***ing move to VA

dumb

 

[kicksavedave]

why would they f***ing move to VA

dumb

Well that answer is plainly obvious: Money and nothing else. DC is limited in how much they can spend/invest in the Zards/Caps/MSE. VA wants the win. The only reason they would move is they can make more money and more of the cost to build will be borne by someone else (aka taxpayers).

Hard to believe Cap One is now 26 years old and could be abandoned that fast.

 

[hockeykicker]

Where the proposed new stadium will be

 

[kicksavedave]

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Where the proposed new stadium will be

I like it. I could fly my PJ in or take the yacht to the games.

 

[Ridley Simon]

I like it. I could fly my PJ in or take the yacht to the games.

Oh yeah? Well I’d take my….my……my Flying Yacht to the games!

That’s right. My Flying, Yacht.

 

[VaCaps Fan]

It’s opened, it’s. Good station

 

[Ovechkins Wodka]

Wasn’t it a big deal when Ted finally got to buy the wizards that he got a stake in the arena why would he want to leave? He waited out old Abe to die a long time to get that deal.

Sidenote, it’s $20 a month or $200 a season to subscribe to monumental sports net work. Crazy how much he’s charging

 

[hockeykicker]

Wasn’t it a big deal when Ted finally got to buy the wizards that he got a stake in the arena why would he want to leave? He waited out old Abe to die a long time to get that deal.

Sidenote, it’s $20 a month or $200 a season to subscribe to monumental sports net work. Crazy how much he’s charging

How else is he gonna afford the new arena?

 

[usiel]

I hate that. I think Capital One arena is in a location that is convenient for both MD and VA residents. Moving it over to VA is going to F over those of us in MD.

I'm Team VA but agreed the current location for local fans is about perfect with a fracking metro stop under the arena.

I do feel this is probably just to get DC to poney up more money for renovations. Could DC be distracted by the bidding for the Commanders? I do think considering the upscale night life in that area if they did leave to VA it would seem to me, off the cuff, that the area wouldn't suffer too bad with all the uses for that arena. Could VA be distracted by trying to woo the Commanders.

I'm literally 2 minutes from a 395N ramp which is only two minutes because of speed bumps. Been a while since I've been down the Potomac Yards way but sure it is even a bit closer. I think the incentive for Ted if he could control more of the development around the arena kinda like Snyder's intent throwing out the VA locations a couple of years ago.

 

[usiel]

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Where the proposed new stadium will be

This is basically the strip mall that has Target/Bestbuy.

 

[tycoonheart]

This is basically the strip mall that has Target/Bestbuy.

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Oh man. Haven't been around that part in a while but the movie theater there was the one we used to go when I was in high school.

 

[usiel]

Oh man. Haven't been around that part in a while but the movie theater there was the one we used to go when I was in high school.

Went to theater one time with my band mates+extendeds. Can't remember the movie but it was not good. I just remember it dropped like 20+ degrees and the 20+ MPH winds with one of those clear cold fronts moved in it was a chilly dash to the vehicles.

 

[Block]

why would they f***ing move to VA

dumb

Ted has always had contempt for fans from Maryland for some reason. His "market has spoken" thing was very dismissive of fans north of DC.

 

[Calicaps]

BOOOOOO!

 

[YippieKaey]

If the arena moves im still on the wrong side of the atlantic ocean but 26 years seems like a short lifespan for an arena.

 

[stanleycaps18]

I will still be a fan of the team, but clearly Ted doesn't care about having a centrally located team that all fans can have easy access to attend. If the team moves, it won't be with me. Really big mistake, IMO. There is a reason the successful teams play in the heart of downtowns. Potomac Yards simply isn't it. Sad.

 

[Ovechkins Wodka]

Damn, I thought he was just bluffing to get more money out of DC

 

[VaCaps Fan]

Washington post has been on it.

 

[Midnight Judges]

Ugh. I don't want the Caps here in Alexandria. DC is better. The route 1 corridor traffic sucks bad enough as it is.

The arena is fine. It's not even that old and the location is great - right in the heart of DC.

Please tell me they aren't throwing money at Ted so he can have even higher profits while charging $15 for a bud light.

 

[VaCaps Fan]

15 dollars beers are 18 now at capital one…

 

[Ovechkins Wodka]

and I thought I didn’t like Glenn Youngkin before this

 

[VaCaps Fan]

Renovation of the arena will do wonders

 

[WcRoenick97]

Ted is such a scum bag.

 

[max21]

That’s really lame if they change the location, I love riding the metro in and walking around to gets drinks after a game. What’re they going to use Cap one for now? Just concerts? I don’t get it…. It’s right in DC