Post-Game Talk: Hawks @ Caps WINTER CLASSIC | 1/1/15 | 1:00 EST | NBC/CBC

[BackToTheBasics]

Happy New Year everybody!

18-11-7

Left wing | Center | Right wing
Ovechkin| Backstrom | Beagle
Johansson | Kuznetsov| Brouwer
Laich |Fehr | Ward
Chimera | Latta | Wilson

LD | RD
Orpik | Carlson
Alzner | Niskanen
Hillen | Green

Starting | Backup
Holtby | Peters

25-10-2

Left wing | Center | Right wing
Saad | Toews | Hossa
Versteeg | Richards | Kane
Bickel | Shaw | Carcillo
Sharp | Kruger | Smith

LD | RD
Keith | Seabrook
Hjalmarsson| Oduya
Rundblad | Erixon

Starting | Backup
Crawford | Raanta

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[Dream Big]

Game may be delayed a bit due to glare. Only one player Alzner was using sun glasses.

http://www.usatoday.com/story/sport...wks-capitals-karl-alzner-sunglasses/21122717/

Orpik most likely not playing?

If you're going dress warm. Chilly in the shade.

 

[Suds]

Why would the Caps risk Orpik for this contrived and overblown event. Let him sit out and heal fully....... It's one game. Do we need him to play now for this Hollywood nonsense - or - 1st game of the playoffs.

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It's only exciting if you're from DC or Chicago. Who else would care about this game?

What's Trotzs' W-L record against the Hawks?


Go Caps.....

 

[John Price]

It's 7:24 AM and I'm about to head out to the game. Looking forward to it

 

[stanleycaps18]

It doesn't take a rocket scientist to know the game should start at 2:30. If they are going to make that change, they should do it now.

 

[Ovechkins Wodka]

standing room only tickets over $300 on stub hub...

 

[KevinM]

Why is Sharp on the fourth line?

 

[NobodyBeatsTheWiz]

It's 7:24 AM and I'm about to head out to the game. Looking forward to it

Yeesh. Where the hell are coming from? I was planning on leaving at 11:30.

 

[Ovechtrick89*]

I LOVE the Winter Classic. Nothing like it

 

[LifetimeUFA]

Havent been this excited about a caps game in a few years. Id love for Nicky and Ovi to take this game over but i feel like the big boys on the 3rd line will be the difference. Just Win Baby!

 

[Ovechtrick89*]

Havent been this excited about a caps game in a few years. Id love for Nicky and Ovi to take this game over but i feel like the big boys on the 3rd line will be the difference. Just Win Baby!

Nothing would make me happier than Nick to dominate and a Ovi Hat Trick on the big big stage

 

[Toffu]

Good luck guys!

 

[g00n]

Caps need to play the type of game they recently logged vs Pittsburgh. Everyone do his bit for 60 minutes, no freelancing. If they get too loose trying to make big individual plays on the big stage they'll get owned.

 

[Barry Amsterdam]

Going to be my first caps game in person

 

[CapitalsCupReality]

I LOVE the Winter Classic. Nothing like it

Except the last one and the one before and before....

 

[CapitalsCupReality]

Going to be my first caps game in person

Now THAT is a good first game opportunity.

 

[Acallabeth]

Is the game really delayed guys?

 

[Jacoby4HOF66]

Is the game really delayed guys?

Only thing I could find was a post on twitter saying fans were let in the stadium posted 4 min ago. So no word on delay that I can find.

 

[CerebralGenesis]

standing room only tickets over $300 on stub hub...

Ya crazy. I got to dc last minute and should have snipped a ticket.

 

[Jacoby4HOF66]

Drink prices at WC, and one of the reasons why I don't go to sporting events in person anymore:

Hockey Central ‏@SNHockeyCentral · 5m5 minutes ago
Classic tailgating prices. pic.twitter.com/FjdtkJFiIE

 

[Jacoby4HOF66]

Locker wearing all black suit and what looks like red dress shoes on pre-game. Nice.

Smokin Al just brought up the possibility of a delay. So still up in the air.

Alan May and Locker don't think it will be delayed.

 

[Mickstix]

Someone on another board (DC local) noted that the "paper" said they would decide start time at 12:15pm..

 

[Jacoby4HOF66]

Looks like a good crowd trying to get in:

This guy is confused.

 

[Jacoby4HOF66]

Mark Lerner, decked out in WC gear (wait, he has a Nats jersey on under his WC jacket), on the pre-game show acting as "host" since the WC is in "his" park. I thought DC owned Nats Park?

 

[Devil Dancer]

Bah, I should have snagged a ticket when they briefly dipped under $250. Oh well, I hate the cold anyway.