Samshine
06.16.11 | On a more positive note, I would like to congratulate the Boston Bruins on being 2011’s Stanley Cup Champions. |
Remer17
06.16.11 | Blame Luoooongo...
...And the Sedins. |
someguest
06.16.11 | I am glad that we're still at the point where if people get angry enough the police can't do anything. Regardless, this was stupid. |
Satellite
06.16.11 | yeah, what a bunch of retards.
as someone from detroit, i know what it's like to have people judge your city's character by the actions of a destructive minority. |
Remer17
06.16.11 | Stop being a dick. |
Samshine
06.16.11 | @Remer: It was a hard fought series, Bruins deserved it. I'm just glad they have an amazing fan base aswell. Would have been hard to see the cup go to tampa if they had won that series. |
Remer17
06.16.11 | I don't know if I can agree there. I think the Sedins and Luongo majorly fucked up. I understand that everyone was having trouble scoring on Thomas, but the Sedins are two of the best players in the world. They should have been able to solve him. And if they didn't, Luongo is supposed to be one of the best goalies in the world. He should have at least been able to keep games 3,4, 6 and 7 closer than they were. |
Satellite
06.16.11 | the sedins deserve some of the blame as far as i'm concerned |
North0House2
06.16.11 | See, I like Colorado because hardly anyone cares about hockey, so we just chill out... Well actually, we almost always do that. The people here tend to be laid back, I guess.
I haven't watched the news in the past few nights, obviously. Haha, I had no idea that Canadians were rioting in the streets. I figure everyone else is doing it though, at least over in the Middle East, so why not Canada too? |
Satellite
06.16.11 | and yeah, to pay a goalie $10 mill annually (more than 1/6 of their entire payroll) and have him fold like that is pretty inexcusable |
mothercountry
06.16.11 | I'll point fingers, fucking Sedins, Luongo and the one leg of Kesler didn't get it done. Plus Thomas played like fucking Roy out there. A goal goes in on 'em and tails go between their legs. Disappointed yes, will it effect my day? Not really-- |
WeepingBanana
06.16.11 | i could see this happening if the canucks were jipped out of a cup or something. it'd still inexcusable but i could see it happening. canucks played a shitty series and they lost |
Hawks
06.16.11 | I didn't care either way who won, but Luongo definitely fucked you guys over. He's so overrated that it's not even funny. |
omnipanzer
06.16.11 | All that really happened? I'll be damned if I ever set foot in Vancouver. What an ugly ugly place to do such a thing over a sport... |
Satellite
06.16.11 | i thought the ovation the vancouver crowd gave thomas as he skated around with the cup was pretty cool. it's a shame that's going to be forgot amidst all the rioting. |
Remer17
06.16.11 | Yeah that was cool. Although they booed especially loud for Bettman. I know Bettman is booed every year, but DAMN. |
WeepingBanana
06.16.11 | i've always wanted to visit vancouver. this doesn't really change anything though, i wanna go there some time in my life |
theacademy
06.16.11 | VC rules at least your fans give a fuck about something
ny sports fans are the fucking worst (next to philly). name a NY team and ill explain to you why its fans (and in the case of the Jets and Mets, i'm included) are the fucking scum of the earth.
the best sports fans obviously come from detroit or boston. |
theacademy
06.16.11 | ill be back in a few hours i need a falafel. |
Remer17
06.16.11 | NY Islanders.
GO |
Satellite
06.16.11 | i'm biased, but detroit definitely has great sports fans for all 4 sports (i mean, the lions were selling out games during their 0-16 season for fuck's sake).
boston, too. |
Satellite
06.16.11 | the isles are a playoff team next year.
calling it. |
theacademy
06.16.11 | NY Islanders fans main weakness:
there are like, 3 of them.
i have literally never met a single islanders fan. |
Bron-Yr-Aur
06.16.11 | "name a NY team and ill explain to you why its fans..."
the giants |
Samshine
06.16.11 | WE SHOULD HAVE SENT TIM THOMAS DOWNTOWN LAST NIGHT, HE CAN STOP ANYTHING!!!!
...too soon? Thought so. |
Remer17
06.16.11 | Me too man. I'm a die hard Isles fan. With Streit and Okposo back healthy and another year under the belts of Tavares, Comeau and Bailey, plus more of the same from Moulson and Grabner, they should be a serious offensive threat. |
theacademy
06.16.11 | and ive been to an islanders game. |
Satellite
06.16.11 | "WE SHOULD HAVE SENT TIM THOMAS DOWNTOWN LAST NIGHT, HE CAN STOP ANYTHING!!!!"
haha nice. my brother posted this on fb today:
"I heard that after the game Luongo tried to commit suicide by standing in front of a train. He was right in front of it but it took a funny bounce and snuck past him, 5-hole." |
Remer17
06.16.11 | There are a lot of Isles fans actually. The problem is that a lot of them are either old or just get so frustrated with the management of the team that they don't show up to any games. |
Remer17
06.16.11 | Yeah I've heard that same joke but with Bill Buckner. |
theacademy
06.16.11 | the giants fans and jets fans i can do together, because they're pretty similar (with the jets fans being a bit more extreme)
ny football fans (myself included) have no loyalty to their players. it's all about right now (which is fine really in any sport, when you consider how much they get paid) but i think giants/jets fans take it to extremes. Honestly if you took a survey of every eli manning jersey owner after every week, and graphed ouut the approval ratings, you would get something that looks like Nitro (New Jersey six flags reference wuttt). Same with chad pennington a few years back. Same with Vinny T before that. nobody really gave a fuck about kerry collins and sanchez is too pretty, so there are a few exceptions.
its really hard to make that argument about QB's tho, because QB's are generally pussies and have to shoulder a lot of responsibility (it comes with the paycheck). Honestly listen to some of us call in on Francessa and tell me you don't want to slit wrists |
theacademy
06.16.11 | also jets fans need to talk less shit on behalf of ryan and giants fans need to talk more shit on behalf of coughlin.
coughlin is a bitch but he's a pretty good coach i think... it's not his fault what happened last year... also ryan is the fucking man right now but it will be interesting to see how we view him when the jets start to lose more often (its going to happen) |
theacademy
06.16.11 | "There are a lot of Isles fans actually."
not on long island. |
Remer17
06.16.11 | "Honestly listen to some of us call in on Francessa and tell me you don't want to slit wrists"
I don't think the people who call into FAN are always indicative of most fans. |
Remer17
06.16.11 | I don't mean there are a lot of Isles fans compared to Yankees or Giants fans, or even Mets fans. But it's not like NOBODY likes them. You said you've never met an Isles fan and from the sounds of it you live in the area. I doubt that's true if that's the case. |
theacademy
06.16.11 | wtf are you talking about that is us we are them it's the perfect embodiment of any NY crowd (except at a knicks game) |
theacademy
06.16.11 | i have literally never met an NHL fan who has called his team "the islanders."
i have met a few people who are like: 'yeah i don't watch hockey but if i did, i would root for the islanders... mostly because when i was a kid, i saw power rangers on ice in the same arena where they play" |
theacademy
06.16.11 | 'and man power rangers on ice was sick as fuck' |
Samshine
06.16.11 | ^ lol |
Remer17
06.16.11 | No, it's not. A lot of the time the people who call into those shows are the crazy people who know a little about sports but want to call and make a big fuss on the radio. |
Remer17
06.16.11 | "i have literally never met an NHL fan who has called his team 'the islanders.'"
Well, I can't explain that. I've always been an Isles fan and I have always known other Isles fans. Even when I went to college upstate I found some Isles fans. |
theacademy
06.16.11 | where on long island are you from? like... suffolk county?? |
Remer17
06.16.11 | Nassau, south shore. |
DiceMan
06.16.11 | the fuck is going on up there |
theacademy
06.16.11 | ooooooooo one of those lol |
Remer17
06.16.11 | lol I don't even know what that means. |
Remer17
06.16.11 | How are our types viewed to the rest of the island? lol |
DominionMM1
06.16.11 | it isn't the first time fans of a team went bonkers and it won't be the last.
The funny thing is that the same thing happened in Vancouver back in '94. Kind of ironic that they lost to another Original 6 team in 7 games, with an American winning the Conn Smythe. |
acorncheese
06.16.11 | hey sam |
ShadowRemains
06.16.11 | riots would've happened whether they had one or lost, there were some dipshits just down there to take advantage of the crowd situation and start up bullshit |
WashboardSuds
06.16.11 | PLAYMOBILE!!! |
DominionMM1
06.16.11 | http://news.nationalpost.com/2011/06/16/photos-riots-fire-destruction-after-vancouvers-loss/
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DominionMM1
06.16.11 | Very true. Although I did get a kick out of the couple making out in the middle of the street and the skinny Asian kid trying to look like a badass. |
Aids
06.16.11 | not gonna bother with this thread because im sure it would piss me off too much but yeah Sam I'm right there with you, fucking embarrassed of BC, which I didn't think was possible, this place rules. i had some friend on facebook gloat about looting so I tore him a new asshole. oh and a friend definitely texted me asking if I wanted to "fuck up downtown" (I don't even live in the city, i live on Vancouver Island). retards. Oh well now I can focus on being mad at the fans and not Luongo and the Sedins. |
Aids
06.16.11 | "riots would've happened whether they had one or lost, there were some dipshits just down there to take advantage of the crowd situation and start up bullshit"
i got like three comments up and im already pissed. no they wouldnt have, no chance. Vancouver wanted this cup very very badly, we've never won one. not excusing it but im just saying, we wouldnt have rioted if we had won. |
Aids
06.16.11 | and the crowds were that big for the whole second half of the playoffs, dt van was just as busy during the rest of the games as during game 7. |
Aids
06.16.11 | holy shit these pics are making me so angry http://news.nationalpost.com/2011/06/16/photos-riots-fire-destruction-after-vancouvers-loss/
if i ever see any of these fuckers im kicking the shit out of them |
Aids
06.16.11 | 5 posts in a row, whos gonna stop this crazy motherfucker?
RIOT ON SAMSHINE'S LIST
UNH HGSEJFS:HSDG UGN UNH
YEAHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHH |
Aids
06.16.11 | COME ON GUYS LETS KEEP THIS SHIT GOING FUCK THA POLICEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEE |
Aids
06.16.11 | (read some more of the thread)
people to blame:
Henrik Sedin, Daniel Sedin, Roberto Luongo, Keith Ballard, Aaron Rome, maybe Vigneault for not firing his boys up more, they seemed scared shitless in Boston.
people not to blame:
Ryan Kesler, Ryan Kesler, Ryan Kesler, and Ryan Kesler. I know he didn't score much in the second half but they were nowhere without him. He was the one Canuck who was good in every single game.
Pretty much every goal against the Canucks was the Sedin's fault anyway, they played terrible defense this post-season. Correction, they did not play any defense this post-season. |
FilupLees
06.16.11 | I highly doubt it was Canadians. I thought you all got all of your agression out on the rink. That's why you never go to war for your friends the oil barons and stuff like that.
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Aids
06.16.11 | andcas you should check out the facebook group, tonnes of dumbasses tagged themselves or said "that was me!" and now theyre fucked hahaha serves them right. |
Aids
06.16.11 | It was like, 90% people from Surrey (suburb of Van). I fucking guarantee it. |
DominionMM1
06.16.11 | I still can't understand how and why the whole thing went down. Didn't anyone learn anything from '94? |
DominionMM1
06.16.11 | Surrey and parts of Burnaby seemed kinda shady when I was there. |
Satellite
06.16.11 | the "they're not really canucks fans" mantra is a little too convenient imo |
FatChickIrl
06.16.11 | I'd be happy if they did that in my city. |
Satellite
06.16.11 | no. 150 hospitalized, though. |
Aids
06.16.11 | yes, at least a couple. fucking terrible.
Sat, wasnt copping out I was just saying I know exactly the sorts of `fans`these guys are.
fuck why is my quote dealie not working |
DominionMM1
06.16.11 | One guy is in critical condition from head trauma. |
Aids
06.16.11 | no there were two deaths confirmed very early. i mean the first one was some drunk guy falling off the pole he climbed so i mean, natural selection... |
Satellite
06.16.11 | no i wasn't referring to you, aids.
that's just the way city officials are handling it. |
Aids
06.16.11 | haha """""
my keyboard was set to french, weird |
Aids
06.16.11 | oh yeah i havent watched much of the news yet. im sure its bullshit. the cops in vancouver are terrible and our government is just the worst haha. fuck and now theyre all gonna be centre stage.
like seriously our provincial government is definitely the worst thing about BC in my opinion and I've lived here all my life. |
DominionMM1
06.16.11 | I guess a lot of Vancouverites? volunteered to help clean up the streets today. There's even a giant apology board that people can sign. |
Aids
06.16.11 | i think its bullshit but i definitely understand "Why" it happened. it's not an excuse, but
hockey = life here. Boston has every major sport. We have Canadian Football (woo) and just this year got an MLS franchise. In the 40 year history of the team, they have never won the cup (twice to the finals) but this year we were the clear favourite. The build up and media shit was insane. The bandwagon horseshit was insane. Im somewhat surprised there werent riots sooner. Im shocked and disgusted that this happened but when I think about it, I almost saw it coming. Most people that live here are relaxed and will just shrug off the loss but there are enough drunken idiots in the city to turn it into a nightmare, I guess. Fuck.
anyway yeah, not justifying but I get that it happened. Losing the Stanley Cup is like losing a World War if you're a Canadian city. Seriously. |
Aids
06.16.11 | pacifist till the day I die
represent |
ShadowRemains
06.16.11 | "i'll never understand behaving like this over sports or even using it as an excuse."
have you ever been to europe |
ShadowRemains
06.16.11 | "people not to blame:
Ryan Kesler, Ryan Kesler, Ryan Kesler, and Ryan Kesler. I know he didn't score much in the second half but they were nowhere without him. He was the one Canuck who was good in every single game."
the guy also had a torn groin... |
Spec
06.16.11 | Calgary represent.
Our playoff run had zero violence :] Just flashing, fireworks and noise. |
Satellite
06.16.11 | yeah, the flames' fans were very low-key in this year's playoffs for some reason |
Bron-Yr-Aur
06.17.11 | this just in
"we wouldnt have rioted if we had won."
back to you |
Josh D.
06.17.11 | Thanks, Bron.
Coming up, our very own Barney Anderson will take an in-depth look at lawn sprinklers. How dangerous are they? Stay tuned. |
UnnamedOcean
06.17.11 | I don't think poorly of Vancouverites. I live near Seattle, so Vancouver is almost like a sister city to us. |
Josh D.
06.17.11 | You mean like a sister that you used to throw things at when she would come in your room when you had friends over and then make fun of her when she left crying?
Yeah. |
Gundlach
06.17.11 | Molotov Cocktails: Not Funny
Tipping Port-a Potties: fucking hilarious |
Inveigh
06.17.11 | I heard that Miami Heat fans were going to do the same thing, but then, the effort. |
Banion
06.17.11 | "Fuck we lost the cup... Well let's kick ourselves while we're down and fuck up our own city too!" |
Jash
06.17.11 | most of the people who were fucking shit up were from greater vancouver not the city itself and not even there for the game, they just wanted to cause shit because everyone kept saying it would happen so they had an excuse for themselves already. it's truly disgusting what those people did, but what people should be focusing on is the fact that there were people trying to stop the looting and breaking up fights and who volunteered to clean up the downtown area today, thats what the true people of vancouver are like |
Satellite
06.17.11 | "[Vancouver mayor Gregor Robertson] called them 'criminals and anarchists' who disguised themselves as fans."
haha, fucking bullshit. anarchists don't spend $150 on ryan kesler jerseys. |
Banion
06.17.11 | Flames fans all the way. |
Satellite
06.17.11 | http://publicshamingeternus.wordpress.com/
this is pretty cool |
ShadowRemains
06.17.11 | fucking retards |
Masochist
06.17.11 | How very...(and I hate to say it, but)...American of Vancouver to riot in the streets after such a loss. I'd imagine that something similar might've taken place had they won, though maybe that's a stretch. Either way...won't tarnish my view of the city. Hopefully I can get my passport card in time to visit in August.
Also, for what my very little interest in hockey is worth, Flames fans all the way. [2] |
darnielle
06.17.11 | not anarchists just hooligans |