There’s one in every crowd: the person who refuses to feel good about the National Hockey League’s feel-good story of the decade.
Think of them as the Golden Grinches.
Maybe they just can’t get behind the Knights. Maybe they don’t like hockey in general. Maybe you need to replace that friend.
Until you do, though, here’s a handbook for dealing with the various complaints:
“What do Golden Knights have to do with Vegas?”
Is Pittsburgh a haven for pirates? Is Toronto overrun by velociraptors? The Knights are a reference to owner Bill Foley’s alma mater, the United States Military Academy, whose teams are known as the Black Knights.