Washington Capitals Fans to Owner: Bench Twitter

Fans of the National Hockey League’s Washington Capitals have emailed owner and former AOL president and vice chairman Ted Leonsis and suggested that the team’s players spend more time worrying about the 200 feet by 85 feet in the hockey rink and less time fooling around with the 140 characters on Twitter.

Leonsis had a long online conversation with Dan Steinberg for The Washington Post’s D.C. Sports Bog, in which he revealed the fans’ sentiment on Twitter, and also touched on how fans are using the Internet to follow the club.

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