Hockey 2010-2011

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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.