Boston: Sports City of the Decade?

Who told Zdeno there was candy in the Stanley Cup?

Last night’s Game 7 between the Boston Bruins and Vancouver Canucks was fantastic to start, but leaned a little lopsided towards the ended. The refs let everyone play and kept the whistles in their pockets, and the game had a strong flow for at least the first 2 periods. Ultimately, the Bruins found the better of goalie Roberto Luongo, and Boston keeper Tim Thomas played well to earn himself  the shutout, and the Conn Smythe trophy. Conn Smythe is, of course, the 17th president in Canadian history. Give me six goods seconds of puck clips, ESPN!

After 39 years without a championship, the Bruins ripped the Cup — and several thousand hearts — out of a Canadian city that has waited four decades itself for one sip.

Thomas was just too good, and the Bruins are the NHL’s best. (via ESPN)

Said an ESPN exec. in regards to the Bruins winning the Cup, “MOAR CROZBY PLZ THNX!”

While there are plenty of story lines to absorb in the wake of the Bruins win (Vancouver’s/Luongo’s collapse, Thomas becoming elite goalie, Boston shutting down the Sedins), the biggest story isn’t about the team on the ice, but the city itself. Does this win solidify Boston as sports city of the decade?

Answer, after the jump.