Yeah....I said I didn't really have any skin in the finals, but I really don't like the Panthers' game much. Being a Cali guy, I didn't pay much attention to hockey until a friend of mine from back east that I worked with at UC Santa Cruz got season tickets for the San Jose Sharks in their first season (played at the San Francisco Cow Palace). He told me he couldn't make a game and asked me if I wanted a couple of tickets. I say "yeah sure".
Come to find out, he had 1st row seats at the blue line. So, I figure the best thing to do is buy the biggest beers possible for me and my buddy (mission accomplished). As I'm walking to my seat (two beers in hand), some dude gets absolutely face planted in the glass about a foot away from me and I probably lose about 10 bucks worth of beer. Best 10 bucks I ever spent, but I don't think the people I was walking past got the joke.
I never got too, too much into hockey until I got married to someone from Eastern Mass. She played hockey at U of Vermont and had season tickets to the Bruins (too bad too sad LOL).
Given my experience, I think the Sharks will always be my favorite team, but I really do like the Kings. Man, 2012 was crazy. They were playing SO well, they practically could have beaten God. It was one of those things where they got on a roll like I've rarely seen. The Uber cool thing was I had my home theater system set up with a 120 inch screen and a HD projector with surround sound (and a refrigerator....beer). I think they were an 8 seed, but just kicked the crap out of everyone.
Bottom line is that the Panthers were completely outskilled and looked as lost as a 4 week old puppy when momma went outside to pee.
