The sudden candour, after so much empty-headed elation masquerading as real news – even The National’s eminently respectable Peter Mansbridge was reduced to playing the role of cheerleader – was a shock to the system.
As fans (real hockey fans) streamed out of Rogers Arena after the Tim Thomas Show, things turned ugly in a hurry. Local news reporters, expecting a street party, got a rude awakening instead, even though, for anyone whose powers of observation extend beyond superficial views of the Vancouver skyline, this is a West Coast.
With files from Shane Jones.
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