GRUMBLE You may be strong, but we’re stronger. The 2013 Stanley Cup Finals are an epic battle of two great teams, great franchises, great fandoms and possibly the two best sports cities on the planet. Two of the NHL’s Original Six and two of the last four cup-holders will clash when the Chicago Blackhawks take on the Boston Bruins. Following the tragedy of the Boston Marathon bombing, the nation rallied around Beantown and its “Boston Strong” motto, which has since been appropriated by its sports teams. We love Boston and support/admire its people, but don’t believe that the homicidal lunacy of two disturbed locals has rendered its teams invincible. This is about hockey, this is about O-6 pride, this is about the Cup. Chicago is the City of Broad Shoulders – our town burned down, our winters are legendary, our Cubs have floundered for a century, yet we endure. Other cities may be strong, we’re stronger. The Bruins are strong, our Blackhawks are stronger.
Posted on: Fri, 14 Jun 2013 04:42:36 +0000