hockeykicker
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Capitals showing a lot of class here
Capitals took out a full page ad in the Las Vegas Review-Journal to congratulate the Golden Knights
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SI90
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Class at its finest. I hate the Caps in terms of hockey because they’re in my teams(islanders) division and a bit of bad history but this is pure class.
Well done caps.
Well done caps.
Hockeyholic
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Scotty Pucks
Bring back “Doop” as Flyers Goal Song
They’re becoming one of my favorite non-Flyers teams in the East. What a franchise. Does everything with class.
Do Make Say Think
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It's a bit on the nose. I doubt they meant anything negative but I'd hate seeing that if I was living in Vegas and suddenly saw this.
StevenB
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You'd think after finally winning it they'd want to rub it in everyone's faces but instead they're showing grace and humility. I'm actually surprised
ALLCAPSALLTHETIME
Great Dane! Love that Eller feller.
Thanks. I have always had respect for the Flyers, even though they have historically been rivals.
ALLCAPSALLTHETIME
Great Dane! Love that Eller feller.
Naw. Caps and Caps fans have suffered for a long time. No need to act like big shots just because they won the Cup. No need to act like the nouveau riche.
While, I would love for the Caps to repeat next year, I’d be equally happy to see another long suffering franchise win the Cup.
StevenB
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I've always liked the Caps as a team but honestly, my one friend who's a Caps fan gave me a bad impression of the fanbase, but even on your own boards, the majority of you guys genuinely seem like good people and your franchise is great too, I hope Ovi wins many cups with you guys in the future, you guys deserve it.
me2
Go ahead foot
They just took out a full page ad in a Vegas newspaper to remind/to point out Vegas lost........
StevenB
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This is awesome, tons of class. Love it, good on the Caps
mundyc3
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My luck I was surrounded by a few bad Caps fans during Game 5 and had a sour taste in my mouth to the team and it's fans. Seeing this and all the fans I have spoken to since that point I think a lot higher of the Caps organization and their fanbase. I just don't like the team in general.
Pretty easy thing to do when you just won the Cup. I guess you could call it classy.
Devil Dancer
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Sorry to hear that, most of us have been humbled over and over and over again.
what a waste of money.... the knights were playing dirty as hell. Fu** em' , they should be shown no respect by LA, SJ, Winnipeg and Washington.
Butch 19
Go cart Mozart
this is kinda like HF fans who come to your board with "___x___ fan coming in peace...."
just GTFO
just GTFO
Dr Pepper
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At no point in their full-page ad do they make any mention of who won the series.
Also, as if anyone in Vegas needs to be reminded which team lost. They already know.
Classy move by the Caps, winning with dignity and showing respect to their opponent.
sufferer
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I wanted Washington to win 100% but a gesture like this wouldn't fill me with any sense of pride if I were a Knights fan. That's just me, though.
Sansbacon
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I think when you’ve reached that point, you’re taking this internet thing too seriously.
This is a classy move on behalf of the Caps organization. What Vegas did was historic, and they’re acknowledging it in a nice way, without any “reading between the lines” jabs.
The Duck Knight
Henry, you're our only hope!
As a Knights fan I have zero issue with this. I mean I haven't exactly been watching all these videos of Ovi and his teams partying it up, but I'm happy for them and their fanbase. Taking out the ad in the paper was a nice, classy gesture. I just hope one day we can return the favor.
Bank Shot
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Yeah, when an NHL team takes out a full page ad congratulating their opponent after losing in the finals I will be impressed.
CascadiaPuck
Proud Canucks investor.
It's a nice gesture. As noted above, the Blackhawks did it for the Bruins in 2013. The common thing was that the losing team in both of these Finals had experienced some sort of attack on their city during the regular season (marathon bombing, shooting attack). I don't know that this is something that's typically been done in other instances. Anyhow, nice of them to do it.
EDIT: They even reference Vegas Strong in the ad, which is definitely a reference to the shooting. I find it odd no one else is referencing this context (as it was the same context for the Chicago ad in Boston in 2013).
EDIT: They even reference Vegas Strong in the ad, which is definitely a reference to the shooting. I find it odd no one else is referencing this context (as it was the same context for the Chicago ad in Boston in 2013).
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Hm. I kind of see this that way (hey remember the cup finals we just beat you in? Here's a reminder.)
I would be more impressed by a losing team doing something like that than a winning team but that's just me.
I'm sure the intentions are good but it's easy to be classy when you're the victor.
