Comments on: Awkward Encounter With Your Ex: Mike Knuble is Back in Town Tonight

By: sean

sean — Fri, 01 Feb 2013 22:22:00 +0000

If Nubs scores the GWG I don’t think GMGM will be riding the red line home.

By: NovaCath

NovaCath — Fri, 01 Feb 2013 21:53:00 +0000

I like Knuble and he does not deserve to be “whooped.’ That is not a sign of respect or caring. It is derision. The only current former Caps who deserves whoops. boos, and derision is Jagr.

By: Brouwer Rangers

Brouwer Rangers — Fri, 01 Feb 2013 21:10:00 +0000

No bust whatsoever, Ian. No credit belongs to us specifically. Knuble’s Knights belong to all Caps fans, or some hippie dippie thing like that.

By: Taz

Taz — Fri, 01 Feb 2013 20:32:00 +0000

Whopping has always been done as a sign of derision and disrespect for ex-players who expressed dislike or disrespect for the team or DC. In all my time waching hockey I have never heard it being used as a sign of strong POSITIVE affection. My first experience was with Larry Murphy (how we hated him! actually, still do), then of course Gonchar, and Witt. Case in point: whenever Scott Stevens came to town, nobody whooped him! To me, whooping Knuble would not be appropriate, and I hope his mug does appear on the jumbotron so I can yell myself hoarse in appreciation and sorrow that he’s no longer rocking the red.

By: Ian Oland

Ian Oland — Fri, 01 Feb 2013 16:37:00 +0000

Joe Corvo or Joe SCOARvo?

By: Jen

Jen — Fri, 01 Feb 2013 16:37:00 +0000

No whoops. Big applause. (I tend to think that whooping is appropriate for guys who left with scorn for this city and/or team, not guys who became free agents and never had a bad word to say about DC.)

By: Peter Hassett

Peter Hassett — Fri, 01 Feb 2013 16:32:00 +0000

I see your point, but you still whoop because you care. You only hate the departed player because he mattered to you.

By: Peter Hassett

Peter Hassett — Fri, 01 Feb 2013 16:32:00 +0000

Right on, Matt! Share pics.

By: Peter Hassett

Peter Hassett — Fri, 01 Feb 2013 16:32:00 +0000

Like I said: Legalist!

By: Manda

Manda — Fri, 01 Feb 2013 16:27:00 +0000

I wish I was going! But if I were, In addition to the standing “O”, I’d go to Flyers side for warm ups, bring your sign and pound on the glass every time he swarmed by. I Luuuuuuuurve Knuuuuuuuuuble!