Things are not too happy in Caps land these days.  A talented team with very high aspirations has spent the season squandering opportunities, rekindling hopes with small winning streaks and responding with games that seem to completely lack any effort.

Last night I attended a game they lost 5-0.  It was still a good time at Verizon Center, but not an inspiring thing to watch.

This video pretty much sums up the entire game.  You can hear the P.A. announcer running through the details of a goal the visiting Devils just scored, followed by the standard “WHO CARES?!” response from the Caps fans.  At this point the game was only 2-0, so the sarcastic refrain was still welcome and funny.  Of course the chant had barely ceased by the time the Devils scored again:

The guy sitting next to me heartily enjoyed the “WHO CARES?!” the first two times, but didn’t participate himself.  After the goal you just saw — which made it 3-0, no longer time to be taunting — he decided to jump in, even as the rest of the arena stayed mostly quiet.

The good thing about going to Caps games is that overall experience is one of the best I’ve ever experienced.  When the professionals are playing so badly they get booed off the ice after the second period, and welcomed the same way when they return for the third, you can always count on the kids who play during intermission to give you some joy.

I wonder how long it took to settle on the “Benny Hill” music as the standard background for this event?  I’m guessing about -12 seconds.