As someone who grew up in Buffalo, I know all too well the feelings that flowed through the veins of the fans gathered inside Vancouver’s Rogers Arena Wednesday night, as those fans watched the Boston Bruins raise Lord Stanley’s Cup on their home ice.

I grew up with those feelings.

After losing a second Game 7 of a Stanley Cup Finals, the Canucks, and the city of Vancouver, can officially join Buffalo and Cleveland in a miserable place for fandom: sports purgatory. Continue reading →