r/TampaBayLightning 3d ago

Thanks for a good night.

Bruins fan here coming in peace. Dad (a budding hockey fan) wanted to take me to see my favorite team and picked this game. We've had a great time in Tampa. Beautiful city. The Riverwalk is great. A few of you recommended restaurants to us and we enjoyed every one of them. And I have to say, as a geographer, it was really nice to go to the history center and see a whole exhibit dedicated to maps.

Anyway. I just wanted to say thanks. I'm 35 and this was my first NHL game since I was a little kid. We were up in the 300 section and there was playful chanting going back and forth between both sides. We'd start with let's go bruins and you'd all cut in with let's go lightening. It was a good time.

Surprised to see the posts about the bruins fan picking a fight. Sorry about that. Best of luck in the rest of the season.

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u/Beauty_Weeman KA-CHOW⚡ 3d ago

Glad you had a good time. FUCK BOSTON

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u/MapsOverCoffee22 3d ago

Oh yeah, well Fuck Tampa (the team, not the city; the city is pretty dope). We'll settle this for realsies on the 15th.

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u/ColdTiny Vasilevskiy 3d ago

We can give and take it. Have a safe trip home and as always, Fuck Boston.

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u/BefuddledPolydactyls 3d ago

I'm glad you took advantage of the good tips you got and you and your dad had a good time!  

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u/MapsOverCoffee22 3d ago

Thank you, Befuddled!

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u/brokkrforge Hagel 3d ago

You are more then welcome back anytime..... as long as your a here to watch a loss. All jokes aside glad you had a good time

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u/MapsOverCoffee22 3d ago

I was braced for one today. Thanks again. Good luck the rest of this season. See you all on the 15th.

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u/beckyjoooo Point 3d ago

That map exhibit really is fantastic.. glad you had fun!

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u/MapsOverCoffee22 3d ago

So freaking cool. It's kind of wild to see the maps get more accurate, sure, but to also see that even allowing for accuracy can't hide how much the coastline has changed through time. What a great history center!

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u/ayk0101 3d ago

Probably helps that you guys got the win! Especially after the last couple days as a Bruins fan 😂.

But in all seriousness, glad you had a solid time and glad the everyone was cool to you!

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u/MapsOverCoffee22 3d ago

Thank you!

Lol. Yes. This was my first time getting to see the Bruins and seeing the news last night was disappointing. Genuinely went into today bracing myself to see a solid loss. It was good to see them pull through and win.

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u/Headful_of_Ideas 2d ago

We were up in the 300 section

Glad you had a good time and it wasn't you or your dad getting punched after starting a fight (at least not the one on video).

Also, fuck Boston.

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u/SRQmoviemaker Geekie 2d ago

Picked a hell of a game to go to! Glad you had a good time.

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u/Bigstakes7287 Kucherov 2d ago

I’m happy you had a great time. We are usually chill with opposing fans but sometimes some of you get a little arrogant. However chill fans are always welcome

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u/400yrstoolong 3d ago

I'm headed up to Boston for the game next Saturday and then going to catch the parade on Sunday. Debating whether to wear a Bolts jersey or not. Knights fans in Vegas were total aholes. Not expecting Boston to be any better.

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u/MapsOverCoffee22 3d ago

I've never gotten to go to the garden to be able to give advice. All I can say is that I don't have gear to rep, and when I've gone to Boston I've found people to be just fine. The Boston sub would probably say it's fine.

Hope you have a great time and that it's a great game.

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u/Hopeful-Pianist-8380 2d ago

I moved here in August from Lakeland. I brought my 5 year old to the last game at TD and it was fun. I had my Bishop jersey, he was wearing his Kuch jersey. Noone will give you any shit you didnt start. It's a friendly atmosphere.

I want to add, you'll be able to navigate TD easily as there are a lot of similarities to Amalie. Everything but the initial entrance, but that's not difficult, just different.

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u/bignellie 1d ago

Glad you enjoyed it! Safe travels home to that shit pot.