Stanley Cup Playoffs 2011

[phesina]

And then there was this.

What a shame - I did not expect this to happen in Vancouver.

I didn't think Canadians did things like that!

[sparks19]

Oh yes... I do NOT like the Bruins lol. I'm a Canadiens fan... it's just part of the deal and I've had my fair share of really bad hangovers in my youth lol

But I have to say... it was hard to like either team in this playoff series.

I hope Bettman realizes why he's being booed. I mean he's been booed every year for quite some time now but this year it was even more than usual. This year was plagued with cheap hits and major injuries and the powers that be have done absolutely NOTHING. Heck just look at how many major injuries there were just in this series alone and yet the vast majority of them go completely unpunished. what is it going to take?

[Karen]

I was pleased that there was no rioting in Boston, and sad for the Vancouver fans that all that mayhem happened. Can't people celebrate - or sulk - without setting things on fire?

And I heard one Vancouver sportscaster complaining today that the bruins "roughed up" "the twins" - well, neither of them has a season-ending concussion like one of their teammates gave a Bruin .... It sounded like sour grapes to me, right out of Aesop's fables, frankly.

[Lady's Human]

What would the players from the '70s think about all this whining about rough play?

No helmets, gloves/pads weren't as thick and as flexible as they are now.

It's hockey, not figure skating with sticks.

[cassiesmom]

I think what happened in Vancouver is sad. You might remember there were riots in Chicago in 1992 after the Bulls won. I wish it wouldn't happen in any city, for any reason (sports win, sports loss, or anything else). I enjoyed seeing Vancouver when the Olympics were televised and I would like to go there.

[sparks19]

What would the players from the '70s think about all this whining about rough play?

No helmets, gloves/pads weren't as thick and as flexible as they are now.

It's hockey, not figure skating with sticks.

no no... there is a difference between physical contact and CHEAP shots. and the players from the 70's would NOT look kindly on cheap shots that result in these injuries.

I am not faint of heart but I also hate to see blatant disrespect for the game and the players.