tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2845074628748332674.post151003336538223574..comments2009-05-23T13:55:59.090-07:00Joe Pelletierhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01906327400250923397noreply@blogger.comBlogger9125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2845074628748332674.post-43819103381616893942009-05-23T12:40:20.378-07:002009-05-23T12:40:20.378-07:00I agree that Peter Bondra should be inducted into the HoF and also have his jersey retired by the Caps but if it’s up to GMGM the jersey might not be retired anytime soon. While I have remained a big fan of the NHL I lost all respect for the Crapitals when they traded Bonzai. Some of my fondest hockey memories are of Bonzai &amp; Pivo playing together on the same line and the Caps dumped both players without so much as a word of thanks - what a classless, clueless organization.DoraJhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05688379479618090285noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2845074628748332674.post-9183758207050027292009-05-13T06:59:00.000-07:002009-05-13T06:59:00.000-07:00Totally agreed with all here. All these qualities are the reason I got his name and number on my old blue Capitals jersey. Piotr, if you are reading this, you have always been missed and will always be remembered.Gary Bisaga (aka fool4jesus)http://www.blogger.com/profile/16238954438323198854noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2845074628748332674.post-34472939387078541642009-05-12T20:55:00.000-07:002009-05-12T20:55:00.000-07:00I agree with everyone's posts that Bondra is one of the best hockey players to have ever played the game. I started following the Caps 20 + years ago when I was 16 years old. The game really took on new meaning for me when Bondra started playing - he will always define the game for me. He's a class act and the Caps should bring him back on a one-day contract to retire him as a Cap. He was always so loyal to the Organization, it's the very least he deserves. Maybe we need to sign a petition and send it to Ted.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2845074628748332674.post-63059767469150286852009-01-12T12:03:00.000-08:002009-01-12T12:03:00.000-08:00Great post. Bondra is hands down the greatest Cap of all time. I and I'm sure many of the Caps faithful feel as I do that he was not treated fairly in the later years of his career, especially when they signed Jagr and immediately proclaimed the team "His" (Jagr's) team. I was absolutely destroyed when Bondra was traded and always hoped the Caps would bring him back. <BR/><BR/>I agree that he should be inducted into the hall of fame. His numbers, though impressive, do not tell the story of his enormous talent. Peter Bondra was one of the best goal scorers of all time, an exceptionally talented skater, and an all time great teammate. The Capitals should make a point of retiring his jersey in a highly publicized ceremony, like Langway's, Gartner's etc, and do it soon. Peter Bondra was all one could want in a hockey player, an ambassador of the game, and a man. Bert H. - Annapolis, MDBertnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2845074628748332674.post-55557723814303106572008-11-27T13:59:00.000-08:002008-11-27T13:59:00.000-08:00How great it is to read your comments about Peter here. He's also a great man and superb husband and father of three. I'm just deeply sorry I've never seen him playing NHL match. But I'm proud to know him for about 20 years. I just hope now I'll see David play in NHL soon. And shame on Caps, if they won't put 12 underneath the roof. Peter would deserve it!!!Rybusnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2845074628748332674.post-34893268185171516262008-11-22T11:17:00.000-08:002008-11-22T11:17:00.000-08:00I agree that Bondra is the greatest Capitals player of all time. I also agree that Bonzai should have been allowed to end his career where he loved playing most, and it showed a lack of class by GMGM to not give him that chance. If the Caps don't retire Bondra's number 12, it will be a disgrace to the club and and insult to Bonzai's legacy.SMcKhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10995485879215263513noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2845074628748332674.post-77764339637159736462008-07-14T17:36:00.000-07:002008-07-14T17:36:00.000-07:00I am glad to see you admire our legend so much, but you have made a mistake there..Pivonka is from Czech republic and Bondra is from Slovakia, he was born in Luck, Ukraine, but his family moved to Slovakia, when he was 2.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2845074628748332674.post-41503529553489584782008-02-02T06:49:00.000-08:002008-02-02T06:49:00.000-08:00I agree, he was all our hopes and reason to watch hockey on a bad team.<BR/><BR/>What a great guy and always upbeat even when the chips were down. He is not only my favorite hockey player but athelete. He scored even when all the teams keyed in on him. I remember all the times we relied on him to score that last goal to win it or tie it. <BR/><BR/>The Caps organization has shown some classless moves by not just giving him a contract to play one game to retire him as a Cap.<BR/><BR/>I just want to see one game with him and Ovi on the same line for one game when we retire his number.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2845074628748332674.post-91478487856396684042008-01-24T15:57:00.000-08:002008-01-24T15:57:00.000-08:00I am a long time Caps fan and Bondra has always been my favorite player. Even when the Caps were bad, Bondra was always worth watching. I currently live in NYC and am watching the Rangers retire Brian Leetch's number. The only thing I can think of is, when are the Caps going to show some respect for one of their greatest players and retire his number? Why can they just sign him to a 1 day contract or minor league contract, call him up, and retire him as Capital? We should be embarassed about this.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com