Live in the LA area and am going to the game tonight - I've yet to see the Bruins play in person and can't wait! Nothing would make me happier than to see the B's pounce on the Kings and give me something else to rub in with my friends. That said, two things:

1. Anyone else a west coaster headed to the game?

2. Anything I need to know about rooting for the Bruins in person & in a hostile environment?

A couple of things...I grew up in the Pacific Northwest as a fan of most sports, but for some reason I never got in to hockey. Sure, I'd watch the US Olympic team every four years and over time I've gained a basic understanding of the rules, but I never really followed the sport.

Now, in 2012, I live in the Los Angeles area and have a growing group of friends who are Kings fans. I've been married for 8 years to a girl who grew up in New England, who's parents are from Massachusetts and who are all Boston Bruins fans. Hockey has been slowly creeping it's way into my life.

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