I saw the Blues had about 4 or 5 Russians on their roster and a few of them were kicking some serious stuff out there.
Until when? 1985, 1990, we hardly saw Russians play; the NHL was jammed with Canadians and the Golden Jet, Bobby Orr and so on were all Canadians. I’m not for Canada either but I don’t really hold anything against them.
Bruins lose in OT.
Boston fans throw trash on the ice.
I guess they can’t blame Claude Julien for this epic fail.
FWIW
It seems to me that the NHL IS Canada, or at least they want it to be ALL ABOUT Canada.
Over the years they reluctantly give credit to certain players from the US and Europe for their skill from time to time.
They loved Ovechkin initially and then proceeded to trash him as he continued to rack up goals. They, the Canadian NHL media, expected him to drop off like so many had before. The NHL media picked apart his game, his play, his perceived selfishness all while Ovechkin kept breaking records.
When Ovie entered the league as the number 1 draft pick he was asked about what he thought his role would be with the Washington Capitals. He replied simply “I’m a Forward, I score goals”