Perhaps it is only because we do not host or go to any Superbowl parties. However, we are here today with my annual not-watching the Superbowl game day.
My normal activity for the day is to go to a Washington Capitals game, they typically play early on the day the Superbowl is held and today is no exception. The Capitals are playing the Detroit Redwings at 12:30 so we’ll be there.
This year has not been a particularly fun Capitals year. They have enough talent to be competitive, some of the time, and a lack of depth and two-way consistency which ensures they are not competitive, some of the time.
I have found that teams in almost any sport that are consistently competitive have established some sort of philosophy of how they play. They are fast, they are strong, they play hard, they are offensive, they are defensive, whatever. The Capitals seem to have no identity in particular. For a while it looked like they were going to be an offensive force under then coach Bruce Boudreau. However, after he was fired (in retrospect, perhaps not the smartest move), the team seems to have become a bit aimless. Much as I admire, respect, and like George McPhee, it feels a bit like we are lurching from problem to problem as opposed to having a coherent plan.
My UMUC on-line graduate class starts tonight at midnight, so I have a few updates to make before then. Most of the focus this week will be on AMARC and blog writing.