A comment to the Vancouver out there...

This is not really a post about China, its more about how our excitement, in knowing we will be back in the lovely Vancouver in such a short time, has been a bit tainted as we have wandered through the Vancouver Sun. Now, excitement seems to be dwindled by a bit of hometown shame. We have not been exempt from the news lately surrounding all the playoff hype, and we have been enjoying following each game. Ben has been rising early to watch on a streaming site and we always read the news to see and hear the daily/weekly gabs and jabs. But after game 7 today, we were just plain saddened. What a shame to go out in a fit a rage and fury, for a city to represent itself like that and to self inflict such damages is childish. Canucks are the team, but fans make the team, and now the team has shame. So perplexing, such poor sportsmanship, and generally a great disappointment to have this as a mark on our beautiful city's reputation. Not to mention giving the naysayers more ammunition for the increasing cost of security and special events associated with a run deep into the playoffs. I know its always the few that ruin it for the many, but plodding through so many photos of people destroying property, drinking, carousing and causing general hostility and destruction, we noticed a good number of them were wearing Canucks jerseys. And if not causing the chaos, other C-jersey adorned viewers were caught documenting and sharing in the mayhem from the sidelines, how is this being a true blue fan? Is that what we cheer now? Dousing a car with accelarant and lighting it on fire? Throwing things through windows? Looting? How does that relate to hockey? How does that sum up the great run the Canucks had? It doesn't, and it just goes to show that all the critical and verbal jousting from non-Canuck journalists about Vancouver fans and their behavior was proved true by a small group of 'fans'. Disappointing to say the least. We hope this bitter taste passes and our excitement and love for our dear Vancouver returns before we begin our journey home.