Rangers' Twitter account avoiding capital letters for series vs. Washington
The New York Rangers are taking a stand against capital letters in preparation for their series against the Washington Capitals.
The Rangers' Twitter account tweeted the following after Capitals defeated the New York Islanders in Game 7 on Monday to advance to the second round and set up a best-of-seven series against New York.
so we meet again #nyr
— new york rangers (@NYRangers) April 28, 2015
The trend continued on Tuesday:
While the club's social media staff hasn't actually announced their playful boycott, Rangers fans are starting to catch on.
I like how the @NYRangers aren't using any caps lol I get it #clever
— Rebekah Leah (@RebekahAlzate) April 28, 2015
Just caught on to what the @NYRangers account is doing and I couldn't be happier
— fgoldberg13 (@Fgoldberg13) April 28, 2015
Some fans are adopting the movement themselves.
for all you ranger fans out there, until this series is over, don't tweet in caps at all #beatthecaps #superstition @NYRangers
— Vinny Mutone (@Vinny_mutone) April 28, 2015
riding with the @NYRangers everything will be lower case
— gjon von doom (@Gjon_Shyti) April 28, 2015
The movement hasn't been flawless, though.
The team removed capital letters from its Twitter username and bio, but the club's Twitter handle still has a capital 'N', 'Y' and 'R'.
There's also this:
@NYRangers oh no there are capital letters in that link
— sarugh (@brooksorpik44) April 28, 2015
Despite being betrayed by a link shortener (and retweeting various tweets containing capital letters), it would be impressive if the Rangers continued the tongue-in-cheek protest for the duration of the series.
As long as the Capitals don't respond by tweeting in all caps, we're good.
- With h/t to SB Nation