The Random Hockey Thoughts Thread

[Awesometrax]

Never thought I'd say this but seeing all the rioting that happened in Vancouver might cause me to divorce my allegiance to the Canucks... if it wasn't for the NHL returning to my hometown of Winnipeg I wouldn't say that, but now... I'm not sure if I can keep rooting for the Canucks the way I have, and may have to go against everything I believe in regarding loyalty. :facepalm:

 

[ryne candy]

damn...did a group of black cops beat down a white guy?

 

[killgod]

Never thought I'd say this but seeing all the rioting that happened in Vancouver might cause me to divorce my allegiance to the Canucks... if it wasn't for the NHL returning to my hometown of Winnipeg I wouldn't say that, but now... I'm not sure if I can keep rooting for the Canucks the way I have, and may have to go against everything I believe in regarding loyalty. :facepalm:

I think people's comments like this are being a bit silly. It's entirely correct that the scene after the game was disgraceful, no doubt.

However, they did this in 94. Montreal does this after every game. Calgary had problems in 2004. Edmonton had problems in 2005. Then there was the guy that was put in the hospital after the Giants/Dodgers game. Lakers fans rioted after their Game 7 win in 2010.

I could list 100's of post game riots in sports.

No sense in picking on a city for it, it's just retarded drunk males being retarded drunk males. It's a worldwide issue with sports. I didn't even touch on football in Europe either.

 

[Senser81]

I give Vancouver credit...at least they rioted after they lost. I've never understood why cities riot after they win. You'd think they'd be happy.

 

[killgod]

[ame]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2LBtDrcIntk&[/ame]

 

[killgod]

 

[Obst]

 

[Dan The Man]

Somebody got some enjoyment out of it...

 

[Obst]

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WLfEWXGEqbQ&feature=player_embedded#at=184

I really hope Vancouver never wins a cup, how classless is that

 

[wr50l]

Canadian authorities are going to have to learn sooner or later that they need to create a lot more legal power and better tactics for this kind of thing. The recent track record shows that when a Canadian team loses this happens. There are many lessons to be learned from Britain on how to deal with a violent culture surrounding sports.

The Canucks should be working with VPD to hand out lifetime arena bans to anyone who gets prosecuted for this type of thing and discussion of penalties in terms of shutting down the arena for a certain number of games should be considered.

The amount of Police on the street at the beginning was diabolical as well, they should have been prepared for the worst and when they heard 100,000 people were hanging out downtown they should have called in just about every officer on their books for that night.

 

[Lanteri]

So, Bruins fans in the NE area, who's going to the parade on Saturday morning?

Pseudo-VSN meetup of the B's faithful?

:shifty:

 

[Senser81]

 

[PP]

So, Bruins fans in the NE area, who's going to the parade on Saturday morning?

Pseudo-VSN meetup of the B's faithful?

:shifty:

I should be going. I got a soccer game I can't miss but I should be able to get in and out in time since its at 11am.

 

[mgoblue2290]

I think people's comments like this are being a bit silly. It's entirely correct that the scene after the game was disgraceful, no doubt.

However, they did this in 94. Montreal does this after every game. Calgary had problems in 2004. Edmonton had problems in 2005. Then there was the guy that was put in the hospital after the Giants/Dodgers game. Lakers fans rioted after their Game 7 win in 2010.

I could list 100's of post game riots in sports.

No sense in picking on a city for it, it's just retarded drunk males being retarded drunk males. It's a worldwide issue with sports. I didn't even touch on football in Europe either.

Its mob mentality. People get caught up in the moment and lose all sense of what they are actually doing. They do it because someone else was doing it.

 

[Senser81]

Its mob mentality. People get caught up in the moment and lose all sense of what they are actually doing. They do it because someone else was doing it.

Much like thanking any of PP's postings.

 

[Lanteri]

I should be going. I got a soccer game I can't miss but I should be able to get in and out in time since its at 11am.

Yeah, I'm planning on getting there pretty early. Might be going up tomorrow night and staying at one of my poker buddies' place for the night then going with him in the morning. Debating where I want to catch the parade at. I'm thinking the same general area that I watched the Celtics parade from, a couple blocks away from Copley, like right past the end of the Common. It was across the street from some oldish looking church IIRC.

edit: It was basically right outside Arlington Station.

 

[PP]

[ame]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kD5l8p9b0P8&feature=player_embedded[/ame]

 

[Irish]

I will probably be at the parade since the hotel I am staying at is downtown. Then going to Fenway for the Brewers game in the afternoon.

 

[leaffan]

Kind of a strange end to a strange series. I thought Thomas was very good, but Vancouver didn't get that many "great" shots. It seemed like whenever Vancouver had an open net, they would whiff on the shot completely.

I think Vancouver needed to come out like gangbusters and score early to take the pressure off Luongo, but they came out surprisingly weak. Boston didn't take nearly as many shots, but they controlled the puck. Vancouver couldn't really handle Marchand, and it appeared that whenever he would get the puck Vancouver's defense would lay back and allow him plenty of room. Luongo also had a couple plays where he tried to make saves while dropping his stick, which was odd. This cost them the 2nd goal, because the puck ran up his stick while it was down on the ice and into the goal.

I didn't really like Vancouver, especially after the GM's comments during the Chicago series, and I thought it was fitting that the very last second of the game Bieksa shot a full ice-length slapshot into Thomas' gut. Whatever.

This is where I knew by the end of the first that pretty much they had no shot.

Kesler was probably the biggest dud of the night because he constantly kept asking for the puck but missed the net every time. It was pretty obvious they went with a different strategy and totally gave up on trying to set up plays like they had been doing all year long. The constant defensive pinching really caused a lot of 2 on 1s the other way.

Credit to the bruins though the canucks kept doing that stupid play where they shoot from their own end and a player tips it around the red line and into the zone. The bruins had that countered every time. They also pretty much dominated face offs as well.

The lack of penaltys though was kinda of bothering. It was like when the players figured out the refs really weren't calling anything a ton of bitchassness started and was just meh.

 

[killgod]

The lack of penaltys though was kinda of bothering. It was like when the players figured out the refs really weren't calling anything a ton of bitchassness started and was just meh.

I agree, there was some TERRIBLE obvious penalties the refs chose to ignore. It was stupid.

I recall I think Kesler, getting slashed hard on a shot attempt.

Then one of the Nucks flat out ran over Chara (who oversold it, but still) when it had nothing to do with the play, refs looking right at it and didn't give a fuck.

It was dumb they did it like that.