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My 2011 Stanley Cup Predictions

June 8, 2011

I normally don’t get too involved with the NHL or any kind of major league sport but I will offer my two cents on the 2011 Stanley Cup Finals. You won’t see me offer my pessimistic opinion very often but if Hongers and Mainlanders are allowed to wear Canucks Jersey’s during the playoffs, I feel entitled to voice my opinion.

Growing up as an avid Canucks hockey fan at a young age, I followed the Vancouver Canucks through heaven and hell. Up until 1994, all my hopes and dreams of a Vancouver Canucks Stanley Cup were quashed by the New York Rangers. The Canucks franchise has not reached the finals until this year. They’ve come a long way and have some excellent players over the past few years with an excellent coach but one thing I can never let go was 1994.

I’m just going to be myself and say it straight up - they’re not going to win it. Forever they will live up to the Vancouver curse and choke at the very last minute. This week’s Game 3 and 4 were obvious indicators something is clearly wrong. When something doesn’t work their way, the team falls apart, much like a spoiled single child whose parents’ failed to buy their beloved son a BMW M6 for the sake of not achieving 99.5% on his math exam. Let’s not forget - the NHL is a business. With goons like Gary Bettman running the show, who knows what goes on behind the scenes.

I still remember the painful loss suffered by the Canucks in 94. The last minute goal by the Rangers. The cheers and screams. The riot downtown. These memories are still vivid and so surreal. For the strangest reason I cannot explain this but I have a feeling we’ll encounter a 1994 deju vu in this year’s Stanley Cup finals.

My pessimistic prediction: Boston takes the cup in Game 7, with a final score of 3-2 in the third period with 3:26 left in the game.

If I’m wrong, I’m wrong. I’ve said my piece and even if the Canucks win the cup, they won’t win my fan loyalty. That was lost in 94 already.

Oh, and to all you bandwagoners and Hongers - go eat a bucket of sand. Most of you don’t even know what hockey is, let alone how hold a stick.

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