throwing hats into the ring, uh, rink...

So I was watching the Capitals beat the Penguins today in the playoffs, and Ovechkin (who is the big star in DC, if you didn't know) scored a hat trick, three goals in one game. And then the cap shower started. See, I get it, OK? Hat trick. So lets throw our hats onto the ice. Cute.

but this was ridiculous on multiple counts.

1. It holds up play for a while, and we get to sit with our thumbs up our asses as the crew cleans up.
2. Where were all these fans when the Capitals were the Crapitals? Huh? Huhh??? NOW y'all want to be fans when the tea is winning... we know fair weather fans when we see them. Fair weather fans thrown their stupid new hats onto the ice at the uh, drop of a hat...
3. Do you know how much those hats cost??? I hope that someone collected all those caps and put them in a giant trash can so people could fish them back out. Otherwise, that's a solid 25 bucks that you just threw away. In addition to the $60 tickets and $40 beer.

Here's a little embed to show you what happens, from an old game. It's just a little shot at the end. But this was NOTHING compared to today - there were a couple hundred hats on the ice...