Having spent the last nine seasons covering the Washington Capitals and Monumental Sports Foundation’s charitable endeavors, I found Petula Dvorak’s column in The Washington Post, “Stanley Cup photo ops aren’t enough, Caps. Cough up some money for kids of color.” to be unfair and highly illogical.
First, the Caps don’t owe anything to anyone, except for putting on a good show for their fans – who have been extremely delighted lately. The argument that anyone is somehow obligated to ‘cough up cash’ to someone else… let’s just say that’s one of the most polarizing ideas in history and wars have been fought over it.