We'll have plenty to say about this in the coming days. Right now, there are no words. There is only this:

 
The best team won. The Bruins are Stanley Cup champions.  THE BRUINS ARE STANLEY CUP CHAMPIONS.  Add a comment

This is it, ladies and gentlemen.

Nothing more left to save. Nothing more left to do but watch two teams duke it out to hold 35 pounds of glory above their heads

We're expecting everyone in the Bruins line-up to bring it in full force tonight. Tonight's the ultimate Do or Die. They'll play like it. They've faced how many Game 7s over the past several years? Feels like a 100. The team's used to it. This year has been Boston's year for Game 7s.

Recchi will be a beast tonight. He'll be tossing bodies in the corners and tipping pucks in front of Luongo like he's 20 years old again.

Thornton will be hungry and hitting folk every shift.

Thomas will be Thomas. He'll have the record for most saves in a post-season by the end of the first period. Conn Smyth is a given.

Chara's slapper will have some extra zest to it.

Boychuk will be tuning up the band and laying down some sweet hip checks.

You get the picture.

Since the start of the year we've said the Bruins had Unfinished Business to make up for from last year. And this post-season has been their Redepmtion Tour.

Well tonight they can finish that business and redeem themselves in the ultimate way. 

There's been little game-to-game momentum this series but we think the Bruins bottled up some of that Game 6 dominance and took it on the flight with them. They'll remember what it takes to beat Vancouver and how to get to Luongo. Hometown crowd's not going to affect Boston tonight.

Tonight is all business.


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I always go back to the old saying "Act Like You've Been There Before". Growing up in the world of sports, both as a participant and as a spectator, I've tried to live by it. When it comes to parenting, I try to live by it. It's a phrase I almost use daily, teach to the kids I work with and try to teach my own child (soon to be children). Act like you've been there before.

For the city of Boston, we have been there before. We were there in 2001, 2003, twice in 2004, 2007 and finally in 2008. Although the streamers were different colors, the jerseys were from different sports and the trophy held in the air were different colors, the jubilation was still the same. Tonight, if the Bruins win, will be no different. The city will be flooded by a sea of black and gold. 39 years of frustration, hardship and shit luck will finally be washed away from a franchise that has struggled to gain acceptance in a town full of championships.

Years ago, and I mean three or four years ago, the Bruins were an after-thought in this city. The media, outside of a few dedicated writers, wouldn't step out on the Garden ice for all the money in the word. WEEI, a prominent AM radio station, would take Bruins calls only to mock the fans. Hell, one night I was watching the Bruins on TV, a family member came downstairs and said "What the fuck are you watching? The Bruins suck." Now, that mind has been changed. It was a niche sport that was followed by a few, but dedicated, fanbase.

Tonight everyone is a Bruins fan. I've heard stories about "bandwagon" fans. I've listened to coversations about the Bruins that have made me shake my head. You know what, I'm okay with it. I want people to like the Bruins. I want stations like 98.5 the Sports Hub to constantly take Bruins calls. I want blogs, newspapers and news outlets to constantly cover the black and gold. I want hockey to rise above the other sports in Boston and become what it used to be.

So why am I writing this to Bruins fans? Tonight is special. Win or lose, tonight is the pinnacle of what Bruins hockey has come to. A franchise that has struggled to find an identity climed out of the ooze and amassed a young nucleus of talent that can keep them relevant for years to come. Win or lose, this is going to be a fun team to watch for a long time.

While you are out tonight, be careful. Boston already has a stigma of being brutish hockey hooligans. The fans are "classless", "careless" and "thugs". We piss off people, piss on people, degrate fans of other sports teams and are the rudest mother fuckers this side of the valley. We're drunks who just "want to watch hockey fights" and "don't know the sport at all". All of these things, things that other cities has written or said about us, aren't true.

Don't allow a celebration to become violent. Don't cross the line from celebration to riot. There's no reason for a celebration, a time where you should be arm in arm with a fellow Bruins' fan, to come to violence, hate or hospitalization. There's no need to climb a street light or telephone pole. There's no reason to flip a car. There's no reason for the police to start using crowd control tactics. Celebrate tonight like it will never happen again, but be smart about it.

I know I shouldn't have to write this to the Bruins crowd, but there's always one person who ruins it for everyone. Be respectful of the businesses around you. Be respectful of the people are you. Once again, this isn't a time to light YOUR city on fire. This is a time to celebrate.

Be safe, be careful and more importantly, be happy.

LETS GO BRUINS!
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As you no doubt know by now, we like to hang around outside the Garden before games to hold up signs and crack wise at any opposing team's fan that doesn't have the good sense to avoid us.  Game 6 was no different.

This time however, DOY and company found a rally towel that didn't belong to the Bruins.  Not wanting to get a stunner from Ference 3:16, we decided to recycle it:

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If you read our blog with any regularity, you're probably already familiar with our good friend Eric (@BosBruinsFan on the Twitters).

He has hit us with so many photoshop gems we've lost count. Today is no different. We now present you with more of Eric's fantastic work, featuring a Garden Legend.

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This is in the recap but it's so good it deserves it's own post.


Holy crap.

Not gonna lie. This gets us misty in the eyes every time. 

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This is it. The most important game in our lives as Bruins fans. Game 7. One game for everything.

A lot of people, especially Vancouverites, are throwing around a lot of stats today.

The Bruins have just two goals in three games in Vancouver and have been shut out twice. The Canucks have been great at home. The home team has won every game. The Bruins have no chance.

Streaks are meant to be broken. History means nothing in Game Seven. And every time someone has told this year's Bruins they couldn't do something, every time in his life someone has told TIM-MY THOM-AS he couldn't do something.... they proved everyone wrong. Thomas has proved everyone wrong.

Stats don't matter in a Game Seven. This is a one game series now. Doesn't matter that the Canucks shut out the B's twice at home. Doesn't matter that the B's scored 17 goals in three games at home. Doesn't matter who has more hits or more saves. Game Seven is the ultimate clean slate. There literally is no tomorrow. There is going to be a champion crowned Wednesday night. This is what we've waited our whole lives as fans for.


After the jump... B's win big, force Game Seven......

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If there's one thing that has perplexed me this post season, it's that the TD Bank Garden hasn't been open for ANY of the Stanley Cup Finals games held in Vancouver. You would think that the Bruins organization would open up the Garden and allow Bruins fans to watch away games with one another. To laugh, cheer or cry with your fellow brethren is something that I would love to participate in. Think about it. You're sitting in the Garden with an 8 dollar beer, a 6 dollar thing of chicken fingers and you're watching a big ass HDTV. When the Bruins score, the Garden hits the fog horn and everyone is dancing in their seats like it's a fucking home game. That's special. Add in Game 7 of the Stanley Cup Finals and it becomes more then special, it becomes a lifelong memory - especially if they win.

I've heard that NBC is the one who is actually putting the kibosh on this ordeal because they are worried about ratings. I can't say I'm surprised, since ratings and money are the only thing that matters to a company like NBC, but they are doing a disservice to their fans. What's the difference between opening the Garden and broadcasting NBC's signal and me having a party with 17,565 people there watching it? Nothing, except for the fact I can barely fit 17 people in my place, let alone 17K.

If NBC is worried about ratings, don't be. This Game 7 is something that has NEVER happened in the history of the Boston Bruins. Do you realize the weight that statement holds? The club started in 1924 as the first American NHL team and has never been to a Stanley Cup Finals Game 7. Everyone in New England - yes, New England - will be tuned into NBC watching this game. People who have no idea what hockey is will be turning on channel 7 to catch a glimpse of history and you're worried about 17K people sitting in one building?

Earlier in the playoffs, Days of Y'Orr tried to get a Blackout going in the Garden, but it was to no avail. I'm still amazed that the Bruins have refused to do this, but I believe if they had the option to open the Garden, it'd be open. Jacobs could charge 10 bucks a ticket and then charge for concessions. There's no doubt in my mind he'd be all over that.

I would implore NBC, Jacobs and the Bruins organization and anyone else who has a hand in that decision to re-think it. Don't allow ratings, money, time, whatever have you to do a disservice to Bruins fans. In the end, the fan is the reason you're all here, doing what you do. Give something back to them. Give them a Garden and give them history. Add a comment

Welcome to Volume 3 of "Why Vancouver is Dumb!" We're your hosts, Days of Y'Orr.

You can view Volume 1 and Volume 2 if you are new here.

For you returning customers, we thought we'd do something a little different today. To be honest, pointing out the reasons Vancouver (the fans, the players, the organization, etc) is dumb is just too easy. So we asked readers to send in some emails and we thought we'd answer them mailbag style. Enjoy!

EMAIL #1

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Subject: Waaaaaaaaaaah

Hey you Days of Y'Orr jerks,

Waaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaah! Wah wah wah! Wah! Waaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaah!

Wah!

~ Kevin

Kevin,

Thank you for the email. You have cried so much this series that Vancouver is flooding. You cry because the Bruins are being too mean (Editor's note: This is not a joke... he actually cried about it). You cry because the Bruins are being too rough with the Sedins. You cry because... well basically you just cry. Apparently this is the first time you've played hockey.

You talk about how the Canucks are above this sort of thing and how you have more respect for the game but then you go and dive left and right, try to dish out cheap shots and try to give people head shots (and fail you miserable bitch). Are you angry because you realize how much you absolutely suck? Shouldn't you get back to being the conductor on the Canucks BoohoochooTrain?


After the jump..... we respond to a few more "emails"

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Sorry for the delay in this post but we just got the shirts on Friday and we didn't know how many/what sizes we were going to get, so we didn't know how many winners there'd be.

But a little over a week ago we asked readers to send in their best ideas for Bruins Hockey Rules posters/signs. We finally got the shirts and picked our four favorites.

1. Eric 
Everything Eric makes is fucking gold. We could've picked any of the three he made to be in first. This was the first one he made and even twitter figured he'd win.


2. Brittany
Three things we love all wrapped in one -- Rene Rancourt, The Bear and Bruins Hockey


3. Jeff
We almost forgot about the Grizzlies until Jeff reminded us.


4. Dan
Dan's photoshop says all.



After the jump... the other great readers submssions  ...
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