I sometimes wonder whether Sid picking up 3 individual trophies in the last few years while Geno picked up none has put a bit of a fire under him. He seems a lot more determined regular season than Sid.
Stable relationship, baby Geno, and:
It was the NHL top 100 snub. Geno's gonna mess up the league until his contract expires and then bail for Russia.
All probably have something to do with it.
Touching on fan behavior, I have never had a real issue. San Jose doesn't have a bunch of evil rivalries, but when LA/ANA people are at the games---THEY can be morons. I also sit in the middle of the Raider crowd with my Steelers stuff on. Friendly joshing at best. I also do not talk shit or appear ignorant of the games/events I attend
It generally takes two to escalate things/big group 'mob mentality.'
I am also a very typical middle aged white male and do not want to make that seem like it has anything to do with not being harrassed/feeling unsafe, but, it probably does.[/quote]