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Again, as a casual fan talking it seems as though Ovie, Backstrom, Laich, Alzner, Carlson, Green, Hotlby and Kuznetsov (if he ever plays here) would be a decent enough foundation of players that are young enough to be around for a while. Is it unreasonable to think we could build a decent team from that core?

Keep in mind last season they told us that way overpaying Joel Ward and giving geriatric Hamrlik multiple years was going to get us over the top. This year they refused to trade our worst defenseman when his value was at its absolute all time peak.

Just strikes me as a lack of vision/stones to do what needs to be done.

Halpern not back either, no great surprise. Not anywhere near the loss of Knuble in the locker room.

I'd agree that measuring success against a "plan," whatever it may be, is one huge gray area. But they haven't even made a conference finals. For an organization that has talked about its window and "Nothing Else Matters" and winning not just one Cup but multiple Cups, that's utter failure. Maybe it's the roll of the dice that is the playoffs and they're on a cooler.

Draft coming up this Fri & Sat. Who do you like at #11 and #16?

Gonna be real tough to draft someone at 11 or 16 who is NHL ready unless one of the elite guys falls. Hey - there's a mercurial Russian available whose stock is plummeting! Not kidding.

There's also whole bunch of reasons to kill the Caps for waiting on a coach. Caring what some turd kid out of college or juniors thinks about his future coach is not one of them. Free agents, on the other hand...

I'm not saying the brass should care what a college kid thinks about the coaching search, it just puts a sour note on the organization IMO.

Not having a coach now is no problem. No coach by July 1 is ridiculous in my opinion.

Evason to be head coach of Milwaukee of the AHL.

ah the Capitals always finding new ways to disappoint.

It's official, the Washington Capitals have hit the turning point with fandom...they priced themselves out and the fans are not clamoring like they used to before. So, I remember when I started to get these from the Redskins...it was a fun few years...

Account ID: XXXXXX

Mr. XXXXXX,

We would like to extend to you, a valued full season-ticket holder, the opportunity to purchase additional seats for the 2012-13 season. Due to another high renewal rate, we have limited availability for purchase in the 400 Level only.

If you are interested in purchasing additional seats, please RSVP via this link by 12:00 p.m. on Friday, June 22, 2012. Phone calls regarding adding seats will not be accepted, so please RSVP via the link to ensure that you are included in the process if you so choose.

If we receive an RSVP of "Yes" from you, you will be contacted by a Guest Services Specialist beginning Monday, June 25, 2012. At that time, you will be asked for your preference of seats and if we have any available, you will be able to add them to your account. Due to the very limited availability of seats, your RSVP does not guarantee seats during this process; the priority to purchase will be based on seat history and tenure.

With very limited seat inventory, there are some policies and rules in place to ensure a fair process:

There is a maximum purchase of four (4) additional seats per account.
Additional seats cannot be transferred and must remain on the primary account of purchase.
The primary account holder is the only person eligible to purchase seats.
Payment will be required at time of purchase.
The same payment information that you have provided for your current seats must be used for any additional seats purchased.
Additional seats will be sold at the new full season-ticket price. You can view prices by clicking here.
Once you speak to a Guest Services Specialist, you will have until the end of the business day (5:30 p.m.) to confirm purchase.
At the current time we are sold out of Lower Level or Club seating.
Because we value your time and commitment to the Washington Capitals, we'd like to provide you with additional information regarding specific section availability. Seats are available in the following sections:

Mezzanine Center Row A-H – (Per Seat: $58.00, package price $2,465.00)
Mezzanine Center Row J-P/Q – (Per Seat: $52.00, package price $2,210.00)
Mezzanine End Attack Row A-H – (Per Seat: $46.00, package price $1,955.00)
Mezzanine End Attack Row J-P/Q – (Per Seat: $42.00, package price $1,785.00)
Mezzanine End Defend Row A-H – (Per Seat: $44.00, package price $1,870.00)
Mezzanine End Defend Row J-P/Q – (Per Seat: $40.00, package price $1,700.00)
Mezzanine Corner Attack Row A-H – (Per Seat: $43.00, package price $1,827.50)
Mezzanine Corner Attack Row J-P/Q – (Per Seat: $38.00, package price $1,615.00)
Mezzanine Corner Defend Row A-H – (Per Seat: $41.00, package price $1,742.50)
Mezzanine Corner Defend Row J-P/Q – (Per Seat: $38.00, package price $1,615.00)
Please note that the majority of available seats will be in rows L through P.

As a current Washington Capitals Full Season-Ticket Holder you are given the exclusive opportunity to add new full season tickets to your account before anyone else! This is a limited time opportunity and inventory will move quickly.

New Season-Ticket Timeline:

Monday, June 25, 2012 - Current Full Season-Ticket Holder will have the opportunity to add seats to their account.
Wednesday, June 27, 2012 - Current Partial Plan Season-Ticket Holders will have the opportunity to upgrade to a 2012-13 Full Season-Ticket Package.
Friday, June 29, 2012 - Deposit holders will have the opportunity to purchase a 2012-13 Full Season-Ticket Package.

I don't disagree that this is coming...but it isn't here yet. I was at the season ticketholder select-a-seat event last night (for people who might want to move or upgrade their tix) and there was almost nothing available. This isn't one of those Danny situations - there really is limited availability.

Thanks for calling me, dick! Haha

I was in the 7:30 group and was able to move down a couple rows, but available seats were few and far between. Far from a Danny boy situation. But I do feel they are pushing their limit with sth prices.