When the Stanley Cup finals happened last year many of us wondered where the hate would come from. A western conference team the Bruins only saw once during the regular season with no history to really get the blood boiling. That all changed in the first period of game one.
Public Enemy #1 Alex Burrows
Burrows was never suspended for this incident nor fined. Because it was the Stanley Cup finals the Bruins could ill afford to take any penalties. The only thing they could do was wave thier fingers in the faces of the Vancouver Canucks. Had this happened in the regular season you bet many of the Bruins would have been slamming their fists into faces.
Public Enemy # 2 Aaron Rome
Aaron Rome has already been ruled out for this game. He's been battling injuries all year for Vancouver. To be honest his hit on Horton was a fraction of a second from being legal. Horton was part to blame for not keeping his head up. With that said, the force of the hit from Rome and the location was unnecessary. If he played in this game and Horton got into a scrum in the corner, one would have to believe that Rome would be a marked man.
Public Enemy #3 Maxim Lapierre
Lapierre has been an annoying piece of shit for years. The hatred for this guy goes back to his days as a Montreal Canadian. You may remember Lucic losing his shit and cross checking Lapierre in the face during the first round of the 2009 playoffs. Lucic would end up being suspended for the next game but it would't matter as Boston would go on to sweep Montreal. Lapierre's antics would resurface in game 2 of the Stanley cup finals when he taunted Bergeron in the video clip above. Skill wise Lapierre is actually a pretty good player. However, it's his hit and run style that rubs fans and opposing players the wrong way. There's so much history with Lapierre and the Bruins he better keep his head on a swivel.
Public Enemy #4 & 5 The Sedin Twins
"Hi I'm Henrik Sedin, this is my brother Daniel and on the other side we got the vegetarian Alex Burrows."
Yuck it up assholes. Shits real funny eh? You guys just having a ball playing soft ass hockey up there in Vancouver. You know the Bruins couldnt go out there and pound your faces in cause it was the Finals. You made a mockery out of the league by taunting a questionable ruling on national tv. And then you let little Brad Marchand rabbit punch you in the face while you stood there and looked to the refs to bail you out. Disgusting leadership by two of the best players in the NHL in the Sedin twins. Well now you got a problem. This Saturday is not the Stanley Cup. Its just one game out of 82. The Bruins already won the cup. The only thing Boston didnt take from you last June was blood. If the black and gold want to settle scores, they would have no problem kicking that ass.
Typically these kind of games never live up to the hype. Wouldn't surprise me in the least bit to see these 2 teams play straight up hockey with no physical altercations. This is mostly due to the fact Vancouver has no one that truly wants to dance with any of the Bruins. I expect the Canucks to be on their best behavior. But beware Vancouver, all the B's need is an excuse to start Wolrd War III.
If I may add a little advice to Vancouver, I'd stay far away from Adam McQuaid. I'm convinced one day he will kill a man with his fists.
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