Florida offers odd ticket deal involving photo with a rat mascot

If you are in the Sunrise, Florida area, the Florida Panthers consistently offer ticket package deals that offer you incredible savings.

For Valentine's Day, they are offering a few different package deals, where you can get the deals for $39, $69, $109 or $169. Check out some of the extra things included in the deals.

.....Wait a second....is the only difference between the $169 Victory deal and the $109 Sweet deal a photo opportunity with a rat mascot?

Ok, sure, sure. Club 93 is a bit more fancy than the Sky Club, but for a $60 difference, shouldn't there be a better bonus than a photo opportunity with Victor E. Ratt?

Maybe I'm just downplaying the significance of the photo opportunity, as Victor E. Ratt is the Panthers' secondary mascot. But does that make this opportunity a bit more rare, or a little less significant? Who would you rather have your photo with? Batman or Robin? Harry Potter or Ron Weasley? The President or the Vice President?

Who knows? But considering most tickets around the NHL, for teams like the Chicago Blackhawks, the Toronto Maple Leafs or the Washington Capitals, can cost significantly more than those package deals for the tickets alone, you should scoop one of those deals right up.

Tommy Chalk writes about the NHL for FOX Sports. You can follow him on Twitter @Tommy_Chalk