David Dwork

Let's see. I've noticed that the Panthers are out West. Yeah. Yes, they are.

Let's see. I've noticed that the Panthers are out West. Yeah. Yes, they are.

Yeah. I've noticed that I don't enjoy West Coast games as much as I used to. No. Because now I'm writing until 2 in the morning, and then today I had to wake up early. But what am I noticing is, as I kind of glance through the standings right now, I'm really enjoying watching the Washington Capitals, and I'm afraid of what's going to happen when Alex Ovechkin comes back.

Yeah. I've noticed that I don't enjoy West Coast games as much as I used to. No. Because now I'm writing until 2 in the morning, and then today I had to wake up early. But what am I noticing is, as I kind of glance through the standings right now, I'm really enjoying watching the Washington Capitals, and I'm afraid of what's going to happen when Alex Ovechkin comes back.

Because they're already playing so well. The moves they made in the offseason were great. Obviously, the move that they made at the draft getting Logan Thompson, Jacob Chikrin has been great for them. It's just it's fun. And I don't think we saw it coming. No, absolutely not. That's almost what makes it better.

Because they're already playing so well. The moves they made in the offseason were great. Obviously, the move that they made at the draft getting Logan Thompson, Jacob Chikrin has been great for them. It's just it's fun. And I don't think we saw it coming. No, absolutely not. That's almost what makes it better.

And I'm sure you're more than happy to see OV having a much better season than your buddy Sidney over there in Pittsburgh because those just always kind of tied into each other. But it's interesting because right now the Capitals are leading the Metro. They're ahead of the Rangers.

And I'm sure you're more than happy to see OV having a much better season than your buddy Sidney over there in Pittsburgh because those just always kind of tied into each other. But it's interesting because right now the Capitals are leading the Metro. They're ahead of the Rangers.

I'm not selling off the Rangers just yet just because they've got some good players and they've got an amazing goalie, but they've got to figure their shit out right now.

I'm not selling off the Rangers just yet just because they've got some good players and they've got an amazing goalie, but they've got to figure their shit out right now.

Yeah, uniforms and everything.

Yeah, uniforms and everything.

They're cool looking, though. I gotta say, they did a pretty good job.

They're cool looking, though. I gotta say, they did a pretty good job.

So one thing I wanted to ask you about in terms of, I guess it kind of falls into that rank, the attendance numbers. I know they've gone up from year one to year two. I believe I read that they're averaging about 1,000 fans per game more than they were at this time last year, which is pretty impressive considering that's about, what, a 20% increase.

So one thing I wanted to ask you about in terms of, I guess it kind of falls into that rank, the attendance numbers. I know they've gone up from year one to year two. I believe I read that they're averaging about 1,000 fans per game more than they were at this time last year, which is pretty impressive considering that's about, what, a 20% increase.

I also know that there have been games where they've done larger venues and they've gotten some really big crowds. So how excited have they been by the attendance numbers and the way that they've been increasing year over year?

I also know that there have been games where they've done larger venues and they've gotten some really big crowds. So how excited have they been by the attendance numbers and the way that they've been increasing year over year?

You mentioned expansion before. One thing that kind of crossed my mind as I researched a little bit, thinking about the expansion idea, is that a lot of the teams seem to be struggling to hang on to their reserve players, which I would think would make it difficult for expansion just because are there enough players to fill a couple more teams?

You mentioned expansion before. One thing that kind of crossed my mind as I researched a little bit, thinking about the expansion idea, is that a lot of the teams seem to be struggling to hang on to their reserve players, which I would think would make it difficult for expansion just because are there enough players to fill a couple more teams?