Hockey 2010-2011

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I guess the only solace that I can take from tonight's game is that they got a couple of goals past Thomas(and almost a third). Hopefully the Luongo that showed up in the home games shows up for game 7. I also think that Luongo will have a very short leash next game, and if it looks like he is struggling, I am sure he will get an early hook.

Game 7 on Wednesday. It should be a doozy!

[smc]

It's hard to imagine that Game 7 will be yet another 1-point victory by the Canucks. It's hard to imagine that yet another game in Vancouver will be won by the Canucks simply because the Bruins team didn't get the "break." It's hard to not to think that this Game 7 will be the anomaly of this series.

The Canucks now have 2 embellishment penalties in this series. So, the only thing we can say conclusively at this point -- and I'm sorry, my Canadian hockey fan friends on this board -- but that kind of bush-league crap seems to be (with the exception of Ovechkin ... see posts above) a uniquely Canadian practice this year, the purview first of the overacting, ham-it-up Montreal team ("oh, look, ref, he hit me so hard that I fell down and flew 20 feet across the ice") and now of Vancouver.

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Originally Posted by smc

It's hard to imagine that Game 7 will be yet another 1-point victory by the Canucks. It's hard to imagine that yet another game in Vancouver will be won by the Canucks simply because the Bruins team didn't get the "break." It's hard to not to think that this Game 7 will be the anomaly of this series.

The Canucks now have 2 embellishment penalties in this series. So, the only thing we can say conclusively at this point -- and I'm sorry, my Canadian hockey fan friends on this board -- but that kind of bush-league crap seems to be (with the exception of Ovechkin ... see posts above) a uniquely Canadian practice this year, the purview first of the overacting, ham-it-up Montreal team ("oh, look, ref, he hit me so hard that I fell down and flew 20 feet across the ice") and now of Vancouver.

Your "imagination" was correct. No one-goal game tonight! I will admit that the Canucks have been guilty of diving(which I dislike), but some of the Boston plays have been bad as well. Neither team can claim to be angels this series, but in the end the one that played with more heart(they could have folded up their tents and went "home" after losing the first two games, but they picked up their game and totally turned it around!) is going to win the Cup.

If Vancouver was to lose, I would have preferred the one-goal loss as it would at least have been exciting to the end. Being down 3-0, and with the Boston defense clamping down and blocking shots in front of Thomas, I don't think the Canucks will even get a goal!

[smc]

BOSTON BRUINS WIN THE STANLEY CUP

On Saturday, June 18, there will be a parade beginning at 11 am from TD Bank Garden to Copley Square in Boston to celebrate the Bruins winning the Stanley Cup.

I would like to invite all my hockey-loving friends to join me. The drinks are on me, all day and into the night. I realize the low likelihood of anyone getting here, but on the off chance that you'll be in Boston, let me know. I'm serious about picking up the tab.

[ila]

Originally Posted by smc

BOSTON BRUINS WIN THE STANLEY CUP

On Saturday, June 18, there will be a parade beginning at 11 am from TD Bank Garden to Copley Square in Boston to celebrate the Bruins winning the Stanley Cup.

I would like to invite all my hockey-loving friends to join me. The drinks are on me, all day and into the night. I realize the low likelihood of anyone getting here, but on the off chance that you'll be in Boston, let me know. I'm serious about picking up the tab.

I'd certainly enjoy the whole celebration. It's too late to get a flight though and by the time I drove down the parade and celebrations would be long over.

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Originally Posted by ila

I'd certainly enjoy the whole celebration. It's too late to get a flight though and by the time I drove down the parade and celebrations would be long over.

What a lame excuse. We'd still be drinking when you get here. Jeez, I started on Jameson last night when the shorthanded goal was scored and I've only stopped since to sleep for a bit.

[ila]

Originally Posted by smc

What a lame excuse. We'd still be drinking when you get here. Jeez, I started on Jameson last night when the shorthanded goal was scored and I've only stopped since to sleep for a bit.

Why did you need to sleep?

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Originally Posted by smc

What a lame excuse. We'd still be drinking when you get here. Jeez, I started on Jameson last night when the shorthanded goal was scored and I've only stopped since to sleep for a bit.

Youse guys will probably still be celebrating when the next Pre-season games start.

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Originally Posted by shadows

Shit like this pisses me off. The worst part of the whole thing is that the scumbags doing the vandalizing/looting aren't even the true hockey fans. They would have done this crap whether the Canucks had won or lost. Pathetic.

Originally Posted by shadows

Alas, that is a tad too far for me to drive at this particular time.

I imagine the scene was quite loud and chaotic last night, eh?

The streets of Boston were filled with fans, but other than a few incidents related to overintoxication, there was nothing violent or untoward.

What gets me about the Vancouver rioting, in addition to agreeing completely with ila, is the stupidity of random violence. I mean, if you really want to express a violent reaction to the Canucks and the result of the series, why not storm Rogers Arena, drag Luongo out, and string him up from a tree in the park that has the statue of Lord Stanley? I'm not advocating such action, but at least it would make some sense in a hockey context.

I'm about to post a really touching article about real hockey fans in Vancouver that appeared in today's Boston Globe.

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Originally Posted by smc

BOSTON BRUINS WIN THE STANLEY CUP

On Saturday, June 18, there will be a parade beginning at 11 am from TD Bank Garden to Copley Square in Boston to celebrate the Bruins winning the Stanley Cup.

I would like to invite all my hockey-loving friends to join me. The drinks are on me, all day and into the night. I realize the low likelihood of anyone getting here, but on the off chance that you'll be in Boston, let me know. I'm serious about picking up the tab.

Alas, that is a tad too far for me to drive at this particular time.

I imagine the scene was quite loud and chaotic last night, eh?

[dauls]

A good win for Boston, but the scenes in Vancouver...

@bbc.co.uk (and they hardly ever write anything about 'Ice Hockey')

Vancouver: Riots after Canucks' Stanley Cup defeat

Riot police in Vancouver used tear gas to quell violence that broke out after the Vancouver Canucks lost the final game of the Stanley Cup.

Cars were set on fire and shops were looted following the ice hockey team's 4-0 defeat to the Boston Bruins.

Mobs of angry fans roamed central Vancouver after the game, as thick acrid smoke rose over the city centre.

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Similar riots broke out in the Canadian city after the Canucks lost the Stanley Cup in 1994.

Record crowds of supporters gathered in the heart of the city on Wednesday in the hope of seeing their team - the favourites - secure the Stanley Cup and be crowned winners of the National Hockey League (NHL).

But hope quickly turned to gloom after the Boston Bruins scored first and then went on to secure an emphatic victory.
Firecrackers

As soon as the final buzzer sounded, a hail of beer bottles rained down on the giant outdoor television screens, the Associated Press reports.

People chanted obscenities, and witnesses said some people took out their anger on nearby cars, flipping two over and setting them alight.

Shops were also reported to have had their windows smashed and then looted.

Some fans were seen trying to hold back more unruly members of the crowd, without much success.

A line of 10 riot police tried to hold back a crowd of several thousand in one part of central Vancouver, Canada's Globe and Mail newspaper reported.

Police spokesperson Jana McGuinness said there were unconfirmed reports of at least four stabbings, as well as other injuries.

Officers were pelted with bottles and firecrackers; streets were filled with rubbish, broken glass and streams of alcohol.

After numerous arrests and a series of confrontations, police cleared the streets of downtown Vancouver about four hours after the riots broke out.

"It's so sad to see this happen again," Larissa VanDam told the Globe and Mail. "This is a real black eye on our city. We saw this happen in 1994 and I was so, so hoping it wouldn't happen again."

Vancouver mayor Gregor Robertson described the scenes as "embarrassing and shameful".

"The vast majority of people who were downtown were there to enjoy the game in a peaceful and respectful manner," he said.

"It is unfortunate that a small number of people intent on criminal activity have turned pockets of the downtown into areas involving destruction of property and confrontations with police."

The Canucks had the NHL's best regular-season record, but have never won the Stanley Cup since entering the league 40 years ago.

[ila]

Originally Posted by dauls

A good win for Boston, but the scenes in Vancouver...

Just as the football hooligans in Europe and the UK don't represent true football fans, those rioting in Vancouver certainly don't represent hockey fans. There would have been riots regardless of the outcome of the game. It's a shame (disgrace?) that such jerks spoiled the end of a good series. The good news is that there were a lot of photgraphs taken of the criminals and there is a Facebook site to post pictures so that the criminals can be identified. As of early this morning, Vancouver time, there were 20,000 members of that Facebook site.

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Originally Posted by dauls

A good win for Boston, but the scenes in Vancouver...

Shit like this pisses me off. The worst part of the whole thing is that the scumbags doing the vandalizing/looting aren't even the true hockey fans. They would have done this crap whether the Canucks had won or lost. Pathetic.