C'mon, Vancouver!

Wow, what a night!

The game.  The fans.  The excitement!  The ENERGY!!

All for what?  The Bruins won, the Canucks lost, but the real losers are the people who trashed Vancouver in the riots.

The heroes stood out - people who stood between would-be looters and vulnerable people, homes, and businesses.  The thugs stood out too; yelling, calling names, throwing things at the heroes, attempting to incite fights with the heroes, etc.  It was a picture of good and bad in BC's largest city.

Should you be ashamed of losing to the Bruins, Vancouver?  Of course not.  The course of the series proved that it could have gone either way.

Should you be ashamed of the Canucks, Vancouver?  Of course not!  They made it to the Stanley Cup final - the hardest trophy to win in all of sports!  One more game would have done it, but that's no reason to frown at the team - they played great this year and are set to do so again next year!

Should you be ashamed of yourselves, Vancouver?  Not the heroes, but the rioters should be ashamed of themselves.  What does it say about you and your city when you're just looking for an excuse to break things, burn things, hurt others, and destroy property? It's criminal and shameful, and I hope that those responsible are brought to justice and make restitution for what they have senselessly done.  Grow up, thugs.