This is a continuation of PART ONE.

The tradition emerging in Mudcat hockey threads has been that although we each cheer our partiular team on, we do it minus the "trash talk" that other hockey-board discussions tend to encourage. It's a notable departure from Mudcat political threads, where mutual... um, "discord" seems to be the common experience. :~) I like to think that here, altho we have not yet managed to pull of a Mudcat Gathering to actually see games together, we can interact much like fans at a game interact-- ever sit with a fan right up-close next to you, who has traveled to cheer their team? Or, ever been the fan cheering the "away team"? A fan is a fan is a fan, in person.

HOWEVER, that does not mean that a little friendly "wagering" can't occur. I'll start.

My team is the Pens, tho a longtime favorite team at our house had been the Red Wings (our opponentr for the Final). But I'm not conviced they can actually WIN the Cup. I HOPE they will, but if they win, I'll..... I'll..... I'll eat octopus (probably have to be squid), and post the pix to prove it. And I'll make the household beer run for July.

Please follow suit, with your "wager," eh.

~Susan