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The Day After The Riots

PostPosted: Thu Jun 16, 2011 6:42 am
by zill
The boarded up windows of Hudson's Bay Department Store becomes a mini-version of the Berlin Wall, with thousands of respectable Vancouverites expressing their outrage at what happened and their love of our fine city. As disgraceful as last night was, it is quite moving to see people who love our city pitching in to clean up the mess left by the dregs of our society.

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Thousands of citizens volunteered to help in the cleaup effort this morning.

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Uh oh, I hope I don't get lumped in with the "punks" mentioned on this one.

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PostPosted: Thu Jun 16, 2011 8:30 am
by ghosty
One way to help prevent this sort of thing in the future would be for the team to identify and investigate based on photo/video evidence and ban these people from ever attending a game.

Perhaps a terse letter along the lines of:

"Your behavior was despicable and an embarrassment to the team and the city. You are no longer welcome at any home game. If you are caught at any arena, you will be forcibly removed. If you are identified participating in any official online entity, we will delete your account. The team does not want you as a fan. You are a disgrace to our heritage. This ban is permanent from your receipt of this letter".

PostPosted: Thu Jun 16, 2011 8:33 am
by tileboy
The fans inside the arena were all class. I'm not so sure we would have escaped some incident if the college kids were still in town.

PostPosted: Thu Jun 16, 2011 9:15 am
by eight6
"The fans inside the arena were all class." - Gary Bettmann

PostPosted: Thu Jun 16, 2011 9:25 am
by zill
[quote][i]Originally posted by eight6[/i]
<br>"The fans inside the arena were all class." - Gary Bettmann
[/quote]

[:D]

PostPosted: Thu Jun 16, 2011 9:59 am
by tileboy
What does Bettmann do to inspire all the booing? It wasn't just last night, it seems it's the same each final.

PostPosted: Thu Jun 16, 2011 9:59 am
by coop41
[quote][i]Originally posted by eight6[/i]
<br>"The fans inside the arena were all class." - Gary Bettmann
[/quote]

so does that mean tileboy = Gary Bettman?

PostPosted: Thu Jun 16, 2011 10:06 am
by tileboy
[quote][i]Originally posted by coop41[/i]
<br>[quote][i]Originally posted by eight6[/i]
<br>"The fans inside the arena were all class." - Gary Bettmann
[/quote]

so does that mean tileboy = Gary Bettman?
[/quote]

The NHL wouldn't want me to be Bettman . I'd lose 3 or 4 teams and kill 1 round of the playoffs.

PostPosted: Thu Jun 16, 2011 10:14 am
by Spit
Anti-riot scribbles on a plywood wall. Yup , that pretty much sums up the end of a Cunucks season. [B)]

PostPosted: Thu Jun 16, 2011 10:20 am
by wherewereuin82
[quote][i]Originally posted by tileboy[/i]
<br>What does Bettmann do to inspire all the booing? It wasn't just last night, it seems it's the same each final.
[/quote]

He doesn't come from hockey. Simple enough.

Oh, he's got shifty eyes too.

PostPosted: Thu Jun 16, 2011 4:32 pm
by obs
I don't think any hockey fans in Canada like Buttman.

Did you go by London Drugs? I heard people ran downstairs to grab electronics. How about Future Shop? Did people manage to get inside? I don't remember if they have track doors or if it's just big sliding glass ones.

PostPosted: Thu Jun 16, 2011 9:34 pm
by eight6
[quote][i]Originally posted by tileboy[/i]
<br>What does Bettmann do to inspire all the booing? It wasn't just last night, it seems it's the same each final.
[/quote]

It's almost a tradition to boo the Commissioner. I remember seeing video (film) of Clarence Campbell being booed in the same fashion.

PostPosted: Thu Jun 16, 2011 10:34 pm
by Terim
[quote][i]Originally posted by tileboy[/i]
The NHL wouldn't want me to be Bettman . I'd lose 3 or 4 teams and kill 1 round of the playoffs.
[/quote]
Do that & end the season by April 1st & you've got my vote to replace Bettman! Oh, and some of those third jerseys need a little rethinking.

PostPosted: Fri Jun 17, 2011 12:17 am
by WoodlandParkPunk
Way to show the world how classy Canada is. Did not see any riots in Boston and hell they have won 7 World Titles in the last 10 years.

"You just pick a chord, go twang, and you've got music." ~ Sid Vicious

PostPosted: Fri Jun 17, 2011 12:25 am
by Frau_Blucher
[quote][i]Originally posted by WoodlandParkPunk[/i]
<br>Way to show the world how classy Canada is. Did not see any riots in Boston and hell they have won 7 World Titles in the last 10 years.
[/quote]
Well, after the cops shot and killed that woman after the 2004 World Series, perhaps they thought twice of it.