Please bestow on my Vancouver Canucks the strength of will to absolutely destroy the merciless Boston Bruins (or even eek out a one goal win in overtime would be fine!) In return, I promise to dutifully bite my tongue for the summer whenever a Far Left Socialist is saying something really, really stupid and advocating ideas that will hurt my country.
Please, Dear God of Hockey, ensure that tonight in Vancouver we shall see much more of this and this and possibly even this! Most of all, please give us the victory . . . for the children.
Update: My girlfriend’s son put his PhotoShop skills to work to create this amazing image, which you’re most welcome to download the hi-res original of!
Robert, even I know you won’t keep that promise.
It will be a most interesting and entertaining game tonight, especially with Daniel Sedin guaranteeing a win. Sorry I can’t cheer for the Canucks though. I hope that whatever the outcome that fans act responsibly and there is no violence in the aftermath. Bring on the CFL next.
mid island mike
I’ll be downtown for the after-riot party. Perhaps we can meet up and you can help carry the loot.
Sorry. Go Bruins.
Remember kids – Liquor stores will shut down early tonight to keep you in line. Just think of it as Vancouver’s own ‘Gin Act’
However, the safe injection sites shall remain open.
“eek” out a victory or eke out a victory? Maybe both.
I’m reminded of an interesting fact:
During the G20 in Toronto last year the rioters caused the security forces to use tear gas to control them. It was the very first time that tear gas had ever been used in Toronto. That dems remarkable until you understand that tear gas hadn’t even been invented the las time the Leafs won the cup.
An appropriate slot for the Canuck’s Prayer:
Our Father,who art in Rogers Arena,
hockey be Thy name,
Thy will be done,
STANLEY CUP to be WON
on ICE as well as IN THE STANDS.
Give us this day, our hockeysticks
and forgive us our penalties,
as we forgive those who crosscheck against us.
Lead us not into elimination
but deliver us to victory,
in the name of the fans,
CANADA
and the HOLY PUCK.
AMEN
Cheers
Hans-Christian Georg Rupprecht, Commander in Chief
Army Group “True North”
1st St. Nicolaas Army
Gotta Go with the Bruins..Since I live in “The Peoples REpublic of Taxachusetts” 🙂
The final score: Boston Canadians 2, Vancouver European Internationals 1.
About time,last time I saw Boston win the cup it was hoisted by Johnny Bucyk.
“In return, I promise to dutifully bite my tongue for the summer whenever a Far Left Socialist is saying something really, really stupid and advocating ideas that will hurt my country.”
It’s okay,Robert,you don’t have to promise anything that drastic! Just spoke to the Big Guy and he’d rather you bash the Leftists,who He knows are non-believers.
Maybe give up potato chips or something.
Dear Bruins Fans,
You *did* see that my prayer ended up being mostly focused on the benefit of THE CHILDREN, right?!?
There’d be NOTHING in this win for me whatsoever!!! Well, other than about 1,000 photos I plan to shoot this afternoon & evening!!! 🙂
Oh my. I may have to abandon SDA too.
Never I say!
GO BRUINS! May there be an almighty merciless mauling of the orcas tonight.
A friend from New England writes: “Boston’s moronic Mayor Mumbles has barred the Garden from hosting a “viewing party,” and he’s ordered bar owners to blacken their windows to prevent roving bands of hoodlums from looking at the telecasts through the windows.”
Boston has roving bands of hoodlums?
M
Go Canucks!
I remember 1970 and 1972. I have autographs and have shaken hands with Johnny Bucyk, Bobby Orr, Gerry Cheevers and Cam Neely. Growing up I was #4 every chance I got. I live in Vancouver, and have cheared on the Canucks since day 1. Perfect final for me. I am leaning slightly to Boston, however I will go to the parade in Vancouver if they win. DROP THE PUCK!
Go Leafs, er, Bruins, Go!
(I still haven’t forgiven the Canucks for 1994).
I just walked through the downtown and it is already getting crowded and noisy – lotsa car honking and horns. I was going to stop at Costco on the way home – there is a downtown store across Expo Blvd from Roger’s Arena, but I think I’ll wait until tomorrow and avoid the mobs of people.
It is going to be a great game and with 100,000+ in the streets it will be a party as well. The city will be pumped. Hoping it stays calm and the stupid people stay home.
Canucks 4, Bruins 3 in regulation time.
Uh, Robert, don’t you think God would be more accommodating to your request if you promised to verbally descimate every misguided socialist you see spouting left-wing dogmatic nonsense. Why do you think god would want you to give these idiots a pass? Just asking.
As your resident Burnaby lad, I have the usual mixed feelings about this … can see to some extent how the Canucks have gained some bad press outside of heaven on earth here, but feel that some of it (the Toronto part for sure) is sour Grapes (ha ha) … and I used to cheer for the Bruins when I cared about hockey and it was hockey and not this new sport which I think of as Beat the Coroner … also the Sedins irritate me with their constant passing of the puck from one corner to the other, behind the net, then off to some imagined triplet who has not yet taken subhuman form … also Luongo … but I like Bieksa and since he’s always on the ice, I can cheer for the team, I guess (or get beaten up, whichever I prefer).
On that note, Go overtime (so I can cash in).
And seriously, it should be the downtown merchants praying to the Gods of Hockey, whoever they are (Bobby Orr isn’t dead and you can’t pray to him about this anyway, I would think).
Like I told somebody earlier, there will be a party and a riot, we just don’t know which city will host which event.
In return, I promise to dutifully bite my tongue for the summer whenever a Far Left Socialist is saying something really, really stupid and advocating ideas that will hurt my country.
Perhaps you should just swear off drinking Molsons for one hour (cross fingers behind back).
Good one Hans. Oh, and “go Bruins.”
One thing is for sure: I never want to see Luongo in net for Canada again.
Sorry…it’s the original six when in play for me.
All other teams are pretenders for me.
And I hope the Canucks are embarassed just to see Lloyd and the CTV homers look more than the idiots they are.
Boston’s gonna win tonight. The ghosts of the famous Kraut Line will be with them. If you don’t know what the Kraut Line was, you’re under 65 and devoid of any hockey history.
It’s Vancouver, they’ll choke. It’s what they do, Thelma & Louise. Too bad they don’t give out a cup or something for that. Go Bruins!!!
Hawks fan here…..
I -HATE- Vancouver.
GO BOSTON!
After seeing Luongo throw away three games (playing for the mafia Lou?), the Canucks hardly deserve to win. Vigneault is a bust too, no new ideas there.
Have to agree with Peter O’Donnell this is not the same game I used to watch with interest, far too many throw-the-puck-into-a-crowd-and-hope-for-the best plays.
Despite all that I hope the canuckleheads win, if only to avenge Mason Raymond.
Dear God of Hockey,
Please note that the Bruins fans never once asked you to sway the results “for the children”. Please remember that I did.
Your humble servant, Robert
P.S. INP et al, I figured I needed to offer something up to get the good karma on my side. Besides, what would Jesus do if he encountered a Rabid Socialist advocating ideas to destroy the country?! Hey, wait a minute, I think I have the perfect idea for a future posting!
P.P.S. Fred, I concur with your sentiments and hope that no one uses tonight’s event as cover to destroy property or hurt people!
Final Score Vancouver 2 Boston 3.
If any Boston fan in Van. sees this, Luongo doesn’t loose at home if his brother Leo is in atttendance. Maybe Leo needs a long tour of the city tonight.
atric,that’d be Dumart,Bauer,and Schmidt,who was featured at the last game in Boston.
And that’s from memory, not looking it up on the ‘net.
Now,who were the members of the “Kid Line”?
Robert
The “for the children” line chokeded me up….I’m onboard.
bverwey
I can’t stomach anymore antics from Canada’s Diving Team or their Media Whoremongers – barf!
Go Bruins!
What, nobody watching the Stamp/Lion pre-season action tonight?
I’m cheering for pain.
“I can’t stomach anymore antics from Canada’s Diving Team or their Media Whoremongers – barf!”
eah, just because a member of the “goon squad” broke one of the Canucks players back is no reason to fall down. And when another “goon” punches Sedin 6 times its obviously Sedin’s fault.
Unbelievable!!!
Is Pavel Bure still playing for the Canucks? Go Pavel!!
The eastern media the incompetent, corrupt refs, Bettman and the back breaking whining, league favoured Bruins can go eff themselves. Go Canucks Go!! Bring the cup back home. Go Canucks Go!!
I predict rioting in the streets tonight.
Hey, do you want to go to a party tonight?
With me?
Or we could hang out at my place.
(not so sexy when it’s me, eh?)
We have the perfect B.C. solution, we’ll give both teams the cup and go out to the shore to save a whale. After that, we will chant and beat drums. Actually, I think Luongo is already doing all of the above.
As a lifelong canuck ‘fan’, its a lot like being a cubbie fan.
They are doomed to lose!
Especially after Lou’s choke in the last game.
Bean
Town Bullies.. Keep youre sticks high and sharp CÃ nucks. Apparently Horton is taking the warmup..“Severe brain injury`…lying pr–ks!
Canucks and their fans still suck!
Whaddya suppose Ron McLean is really thinking?
Go Canucks Go!!! When you’re the President Cup team, and can beat teams to the icing, and have natural scorers, I’ll take criticism as a complement.
Oh goodness…the Sedin sisters are both minus three for game seven…looks like Thelma and Louise ARE gonna drive the bandwagon off the cliff…
I hope the riot isn’t too ugly…
OK Canucks, you have ’em right where you want ’em now!
Thus far, the God of Hockey does not want you to stay quiet when a far-left fascist twerp opens his/her clap trap; unless there is a major turn-around by Vancouver or a total break-down by Boston.
Nothing says “Canada’s Team” like underachieving Swedish twins.
anyone ever seen a swede do anything after about may. I think they dream of going back to sweden and assembling furniture for the summer.
Power play and ?Boston scores.
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Maybe he pushed it through with his hand?
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The Canadian goalie might have scored for Boston..
There are no winners or losers.
Both teams will treasure their participant ribbons.
etc, etc.