Comments on: Ted Leonsis Apologizes

By: Swhirly

Swhirly — Fri, 11 Jan 2013 20:37:00 +0000

I kept my season tickets. If I don’t go, someone else will. There will be a warm body in that seat, so it mine as well be my warm body. However, my beers and food will be bought at the Greene Turtle or another fine local establishment. Game tickets aren’t that great of a revenue source, but concessions on the other hand, that will hurt way more. I have supported Ted in the past. He is a businessman first and foremost. He didn’t get rich by being a nice guy and giving handouts. His hand (and money) have been influential is turning Washington into a hockey town. But this was a blatant smack in the face.

By: James

James — Fri, 11 Jan 2013 19:00:00 +0000

Agreed. Completely worthless “apology.”

By: freckleface81

freckleface81 — Fri, 11 Jan 2013 17:54:00 +0000

I am 100% with you, with the cavet of maybe I’ll be at the Verizon Center on gift tickets/prize tickets, but spending $0 at concessions/merch etc. Probably forever.

By: No Money For Ted

No Money For Ted — Fri, 11 Jan 2013 15:13:00 +0000

This was in no way sincere. Ted has been at the forefront of TWO lockouts including basketball. He has lined his pockets and I’m sure he enjoyed doing so. He would do it again given the chance. His “outreach” to fans is nothing more than a way to get more wallets to open up. I’m not buying it anymore, nor am I buying any merchandise or game tickets this year. Ted has forever soured any goodwill I had towards him.

By: thompsonwerk

thompsonwerk — Fri, 11 Jan 2013 04:34:00 +0000

A small step in the right direction. Needs to back up his words with action, preferably in the form of giving his suite away to a charity for an indefinite period of time.

By: miseenjeu

miseenjeu — Fri, 11 Jan 2013 03:09:00 +0000

what did he say after the 2004-2005 lockout? Is this different?

By: Amy P

Amy P — Fri, 11 Jan 2013 01:01:00 +0000

I think the suite would be a great place to start and just rotate all the season ticket holders through for the rest of this season and part of the next. Caps PR better wake up because other teams are kicking their butts in terms of welcoming back their fans! Pittsburgh is already outdoing ya’ll! Judas Priest! How about a little Business of Happiness for the rest of us Uncle Ted?

By: Fed-Up Caps Fan

Fed-Up Caps Fan — Thu, 10 Jan 2013 23:55:00 +0000

Not good enough Ted. You’ve got to mean it too. You can start by discounting the beer, an we can work up from there. I don’t plan on visiting the Verizon center for a while; you may not have killed hockey for me, but I don’t plan I handing you any of my paycheck any time soon.

By: JH

JH — Thu, 10 Jan 2013 22:47:00 +0000

I think saying you’re sorry, if sincere, is great. I don’t presume to know what is in Ted Leonsis’s heart, but at the same time, I’m skeptical. Does he really regret the lockout as a tactic that got the CBA revised? As someone once said, you can’t make an omelete without breaking some eggs. The CBA being the omelete in this case and the eggs being hockey. I guess the question to ask him is, knowing what you know now, would you have done anything differently? My guess is the answer deep down is no.

By: Denis Carmo

Denis Carmo — Thu, 10 Jan 2013 22:45:00 +0000

It’s simply the right thing to say at this point. I don’t think it’s a step towards anything but merely a sort of “political statement”