This Chara interview is so bizarre...

Zdeno Chara recently made a comment about the 2011 Stanley Cup final between the Boston Bruins and Vancouver Canucks... we'll break down the controversy and more in today's NHL hockey video!
Games with Names podcast: • 2011 Stanley Cup Final...

[@gameswithnamespod]

Thanks for sharing. For the record: We stand with our guy Big Z.

[@CaptainGooseAviationPTFS]

nope.hes so dumb

[@JaneNayes]

Oh ok so you choose to believe a liar. Good to know!

[@TheRealLeafs]

Check your boy into a retirement home because he’s holding onto an unnecessary grudge and a story that sounds pretty fabricated

[@AzNightmare]

*Just for that, I'm unsubscribing. LMAO, use some brain cells. The team was superstitious enough to not touch the Campbell Bowl, you think they would be the same team practicing Stanley Cup lifts?? I hope everyone that reads this unsubscribes to "Games With Names" for being one of the most idiotic channels of sports coverage.*

[@lapoose325]

Guy won the cup and still feels the need to put BS stories into the media. Sad.

[@Caennuck]

So he said “We saw” and then “We heard about.” It might have been a lie someone in the room said to motivate the team.

[@owowowiemybones]

almost certainly this^

[@emac4794]

I think you're right but what a smart thing to do. It definitely worked.

[@jimb.7523]

It sounds like a thing Ratfink Marchand would do.

[@Cedd424]

Honestly, if that's the case, player who did it is actually smart af. That's one hell of a way to get your team going

[@okyouknowwhatever]

I think it's probably a lie too, that Canucks team really rubbed some people the wrong way, so I'm sure some people would buy all sorts of allegations against them, or just make shit up.

[@christosgeorgaklis]

Probably heard about someone 'seeing it' and it may have been a lie to get the boys fired up

[@NicholasBarthesJohnstontheIII]

That’s what I think, can’t imagine anyone from that team doing.

[@greysonG10]

Idk, I wouldn't doubt that that weasel Burrows was making cup lifting gestures or something before the game.

[@greysonG10]

Plus, remember the following season in 2012 when the Canucks played Boston in the regular season, and Marchand taunted them by raising an imaginary cup? Maybe he did that for this reason..

[@Cop64]

@@greysonG10 … or the fact that they won it over Vancouver

[@adamwhite4858]

I bet someone associated with the Bruins saw a singular Vancouver player do some sort of mock celebration and the whole thing just got embellished and used for motivation.

[@santaclausisreal8373]

lebron: i knew boston was gonna win when i saw the sedins practising their cup lift

[@gameimprovements4347]

lmaoooo. Saw that Lebron lying video eh

[@PbG-uz1gx]

If this actually happened someone would have talked about it before now

[@ZakingGaming]

I’d be shocked if this happened. You’re telling me every single player involved in this kept quiet for a DECADE? Not to mention what you pointed out, the superstitions.

[@krispykreme3176]

That’s how accusations in sports usually go, he did something horrible 10 plus years ago but I’ve decided to be upset about it now

[@corbel793]

You know it’s BS, all practices were open to the media. It would’ve been talked about more than the stupid “pumping tires” comment. Be great to hear what Bieksa says tomorrow on HNIC

[@TheFoolintherainn]

Oh it could have been the Canucks equipment guys fooling around... Sounds like he's talking about two different events - they saw Vancouver Canucks walking in... They heard they were practicing lifting a cup and passing it to each other Could have happened - I don't think they allow open practices all the time, especially around playoffs But I wouldn't worry about hockey tradition now, no one else does! Traditions been thrown out the window completely - when I heard the media and NHL fans accusing hockey being racist? The first sport where you heard players from three different countries speaking three different languages on the same team back in the 1960s? Hockey was building hockey rinks where US military was blowing things up Hockey lifted that iron curtain long before Reagan came along and tore down that wall But hockey fans either joined in or stood by, ignoring the history and tradition of hockey - and allowed that to happen? Done Sweeney took the word of the only black NHL agent, and an elderly black male judge, Willie O'ree, and several other members of diversion groups, who felt that Mitch Miller deserved to be rehabbed - yet he became the whipping post for that, we are racists and bullies? What seriously blows my mind, and tells me that tradition has been long gone? bruins fans joined in on this vitriol. Tradition? Loyalty Tolerance You commit a penalty, go to the box, serve your time, it's over- Second chances Like the second or third chance they gave to an alcoholic coach, bringing him to the bruins. I wonder if he sleeps at night curious as to whether there's some video footage of some of the dumbass things he did -people he hurt as an adult!

[@Sandman60077]

If you watch the interview Chara clearly states that he didn't witness anything and that he was just repeating what someone else said. But this guy conveniently edited that part out.

[@ZakingGaming]

@@Sandman60077 actually on the interview he says both. One time he says “we saw” another he said “we heard” and he finished with “we think we heard” Another reason that I highly doubt it.

[@TheRealLeafs]

If anything it was probably one guy making a false claim about another team practicing that, which i find very hard to believe considering how superstitious hockey players are when it comes to the Stanley cup itself

[@canucksfan7332]

He’s full of shit. Now he talks shit now that he’s retired

[@TheRealLeafs]

Yea and I don’t think that 2010-2011 canucks team would be that dumb to do that in TD Garden

[@Cop64]

@@TheRealLeafs luongo prob wouldn’t have let that happen

[@NilsHöglander21]

Thanks for standing with us Toronto

[@TheRealLeafs]

@@Cop64 him, the Sedin twins, Bieska and Kesler wouldn’t have let that happen under any circumstances

[@ansonpollice5957]

Chara’s not the kind of person to just flat out lie about something like that. We also have to remember he still has a slight language barrier cause he isn’t a native English speaker, so that could answer some of the inconsistencies with the whole “see” “heard” deal. My guess is that they either saw or heard about something the Canucks were doing that might have accidentally seemed like practicing lifting the cup, when in reality it was a misunderstanding and something completely different happened

[@okyouknowwhatever]

I've heard some people claim Chara is a living walking breathing genius who speaks 7 languages fluently. He's lived in NA for what 20 years? And can't tell the difference between "seen" and "heard"? Give me a break.

[@Mike-hi3sc]

So you know him personally?

[@trevorlambert4226]

Chara is 100% fluent in English. He has an accent, and he may make the occasional minor grammar mistake, but there's no way he has any confusion about what "saw" and "heard about" mean. "not the kind of person to...blah blah"... based on what? Based on this, I'd say he is.

[@ansonpollice5957]

@@trevorlambert4226 oh okay, good!! So nobody in history has made a simple English mistake ever!! My bad!! Chara is a lying bastard!! The man’s won a Mark Messier Leadership award, like someone above said, IS considered a genius, and, above all, still won that cup!! What possible reason would he have to lie about motivation in a finals that he won 12 years later!!? It makes zero sense to imply allegations of him blatantly lying for no damn reason!! He has credibility as a person and player, and was one of the most well respected people around the league for decades, why off of one simple misunderstanding are we trying to make him out to be something he wasn’t for 20 years in a row?

[@brucevrodoor4781]

Lol people just want to be against Chara because he was a Bruin that stole a Stanley Cup from Canada

[@LuongoLet20GoalsIn]

I’d guess he misspoke when he said “we saw them.” More likely Julien or someone told them a fib in the locker room to get them extra motivated and Chara took it as indisputable fact lol

[@joeydoherty368]

I think he mean “We” as in the team not including himself. Some players saw, others heard about it.

[@GauvinK]

This story has already been debunked by former NHL players and the NHL media were there all day long. But if it was told to them to fuel them up, that's a great story to tell someone going into the game of their life.

[@Dimensionalize]

Canucks still living in his head rent free 11 years later 🤣🤣🤣

[@adamwhite4858]

More like the opposite based on the reaction to his anecdote.

[@Sandman60077]

I watched the Chara interview the other day and if I remember correctly Chara didn't say they witnessed it, he said someone told them about it. Chara was quoting someone else when he said "we saw players"

[@drumagus2258]

well that pretty fucked to spread rumors. but then again chara is bitch and bitches love to gossip.

[@rv2167]

Gregory Campbell's dad was the reason the Bruins won. Canucks had 1 or 2 NHL D men left so he made sure he suspended one of them. Then allowed Boston to do whatever they wanted in the remaining 5 games.

[@angushiltz4880]

The suspension had more to do with the late hit that caused serious injury. And Campbell wasn't the one who suspended him. The committee did.

[@Bruins-vq5ey]

Ya ok pal

[@rv2167]

@@angushiltz4880 and Lucic taking out Hamhuis with a low blow was fine? Breaking Raymond back was fine? basically breaking every rule for the entire series was fine?

[@bull79]

@@rv2167 Raymond got tangled up and went into the board backwards with the Bruins player, you're grasping at straws trying to find more than there is. Its also funny because Torres was running around all series intentionally trying to injure people jumping into hits etc, Hansen taking two handed chops at people, the extremely late hit on Horton but ya please tell me more about how the Canucks were victims

[@whyisthissomething5312]

Chara just wanted to make 2011 news again to bring more pain to us Canucks fans...

[@NilsHöglander21]

Fax

[@angushiltz4880]

He was answering a question. He didn't bring it up the host did. Remember this just one part of his entire interview.

[@whyisthissomething5312]

@@angushiltz4880 ah thanks for the context! I was more so being sarcastic, but definitely good to know!!

[@aurorasstorm5877]

I can't ever see that ever with any player , let alone the whole team "practicing" to lift the cup. Never in a million years because they would know they'd jinx themselves. Players don't even allow themselves to think past the game in front of them, so no I don't believe this whatsoever. Why he would say this is beyond me. I mean whats the point of bringing something like that up to begin with for one, and for another it says more about him then the Canucks because this just wouldn't happen. Not on any team.

[@Sandman60077]

If you watch the interview Chara clearly states that he didn't witness anything and that he was just repeating what someone else said. But this guy conveniently edited that part out.

[@donziperk]

@@Sandman60077 And you conveniently disregarded the point of his comment. Try again .

[@Sandman60077]

@@donziperk No, I didn't. Because his comment is based on this strategically edited video designed to try and create drama where there isn't any. My comment is about going to the actual source video and getting the correct information so you can actually form an educated opinion.

[@adamwhite4858]

I’m sure the story is true as to the way the Bruins reacted. What is unclear is who saw what/where/when. Most likely a player or coach embellished something they saw to get the team fired up and it worked as a motivational tactic. When Chara said “We saw” he’s obviously talking in the team sense and not the personal sense, so it’s definitely possible he believes something happened that didn’t.

[@jimb.7523]

*Chara also /saw/ people in Vancouver practice how they would riot if the Canucks didn't win the Cup, too.*

[@imronburgundy69]

Well they already did it in '94 so ya technically he did

[@okyouknowwhatever]

they say practice make perfect

[@rv2167]

Chara broke a guy's neck when the puck was nowhere near him and didn't even get a 2 minute minor. The Canucks fielded an ECHL defense, not even an AHL defense in the cup final and shut the bruins out twice. The fact the Canucks had the officials, the NHL against them and no D at all and took it to 7 games is nothing short of a miracle. Lucic did a low blow to Hamhuis and took him out. They literally broke Raymond's back on a hit from behind and no penalty. There's videos of Brad Marchand punching Canuck after Canuck with impunity. The best karma though is Boston's complete meltdowns in 2009, 2010, 2012, 2013 and 2019. The Blues in 2019 was the sweetest when they did to the Bruins EXACTLY what the Bruins did to the Canucks. So sweet! Almost as good as when they blew a 3-0 lead to the Flyers in 2010.

[@politicalbandwagon4989]

Forgot 2014 Vs the habs as the presidents trophy winners.

[@Bruins-vq5ey]

Pach didn't have a broken neck..he's was at the movies with his bf the next night..

[@politicalbandwagon4989]

@@Bruins-vq5ey Yeah, trust everything you see on the internet.

[@Bruins-vq5ey]

@@politicalbandwagon4989 true story dick

[@Bruins-vq5ey]

Didn't get a penalty cuz it was a clean hit...you can finish your checks in hockey, at least you used to..

[@mitch3849]

If you think Chara's story sounds ridiculous, you're right

[@Sandman60077]

Yeah, if you watch this fake edited version. If you watch the actual interview you'd see that Chara was just quoting what someone else told him, but this guy conveniently edited that part out.

[@Emmyjace]

Say no to drugs!!!

[@Nucksfan1]

If Bieksa said it didn’t happen I believe it

[@icewyre]

Bieksa: "Oh man, I've got a really bad stomach ache. I'll catch up with you guys." Everyone else: "Let's take this opportunity to pretend we've won!"

[@Figeroux]

You got it wrong... Luongo would have the stomach problems!!

[@Steinbock23]

Maybe they were practicing installing 2 light bulbs at once

[@jftube3333]

I'm thinking a Boston coach may have made that up & told the players that Vancouver did that to motivate his team. Just a guess.

[@davidsarina]

I think Chara didn't made it up, but it could also have been a rumor he heard from a teammate or something.

[@canadianrage5224]

Because of the language barrier, that could explain why he changed up his story. I doubt any team would ever do that, especially because hockey players are extremely superstitious, and right before a game like that, they’d all 100% be dialled in. My guess is that it was a rumour spread amongst the team that they just naturally wanted to believe in, in order to create a spark. That’s the only logical explanation, because Chara wouldn’t just lie abt smthin like that.

[@donziperk]

If thats the case why would he talk about it knowing it wasn’t true. Sorry but he has stepped in it and its going to take a while to wipe that shit off his shoe.

[@heyitsbranigan]

300 IQ move by the Boston coaching staff or whoever said that to motivate them

[@johnshields6852]

When the the Canucks where up Luongo said something about how the bruins didn't have a chance, idk if it was those words but he definitely said something during the series, 100%

[@ExpertAssass1n]

I have no clue why this is considered "controversy". Like I'm confused why Chara talking about something from 11 years ago is upsetting people...

[@SatansLeadGuitarist]

As a Canucks fan im still upset about that whole thing 11 years later.

[@ExpertAssass1n]

@@HatemYNWA I think the top comment makes sense here. I really don't think Chara is the type of person just to lie for the heck of it ya know? Like he's retired now, what would be the point hahaha

[@ExpertAssass1n]

@Neil Lacroix understandable, I still remember that night like yesterday. I'm def a Bruins fan, but I always feel bad for the fans bc that the "sting" of losing in the finals is heartbreaking. Still not over 2019 Blues vs Bruins 🙄

[@Sandman60077]

"Bieksa came out and said it was false". Of course he did. If they did do it (which I don't think they did), but if they did do it there's no way they'd admit to it, especially after losing.

[@sacredalien8011]

Hmmmm I’m not sure what to believe because I’m a Canucks fan and huge Bieksa fan. I also respect Chara. I feel like I would have to trust Bieksa on that though. No way would the Sedins have ever allowed that to happen. Also if I was Boston and I’m up 3-0 in that game, I’m probably letting them hear about that all game. And it doesn’t really look like that was going on but who knows really.

[@stupidas9466]

I have no knowledge as to whether it happened or not (obviously!) but if it's a question of taking the word of Chara or Bieksa and Kessler, any thoughtful person would have to go with Chara.

[@Bruins-vq5ey]

Thank you

[@user-du4gw]

bro doesent know how to lie

[@mshat18]

I absolutely believe it. People who don’t just don’t like the Bruins or Chara. I remember at the time people giving Boston zero Chance to win and also Luongo talked shit about Tim Thomas during the series. I don’t put it past them that they got ahead of themselves.

[@lelouchvibritannia4028]

I was almost 12 at the time of the 2011 Cup Final, and even I remember how everyone was hootin' and hollerin' about how Vancouver was gonna win the Cup, Canucks in 3, etc. So yes, I believe him too. Eck is full of 💩

[@IanStrain23328]

I mean, considering how superstitious hockey players are, I doubt that a thing like that would happen. Keep dreaming kid.

[@greysonG10]

Yep, it's hard to believe that some clown like Burrows wouldn't have done this. And I remember the following season in 2012, during a regular season game, Marchand taunted the Canucks bench with a cup raising gesture. He probably did that for this reason. Maybe not, could have just been Marchand being Marchand. But it kind of makes sense.

[@Cop64]

In my opinion it sounds like something to fire the bruins up. Mainly due to probably Luongo and the sedin twins (new hockey fan but I’m pretty sure they were on this team) would be mature enough to tell the boys not to do it, but then again I don’t know because I wasn’t following the sport at that time.

[@okyouknowwhatever]

Luongo didn't talk shit about Thomas, he complimented Thomas. Tim Thomas is one of the biggest douchebags in modern hockey, by the way.

[@peli3783]

It happened. My cousin worked at the garden as a concession stand employee and also saw this

[@TheBirdyyeses]

This is such an absurd “scandal”. Let’s say it’s true: Some dudes practice lifting a Cup they dreamt about winning as school children. Who cares? Let’s say it’s not true: well Chara is either misinformed or spreading some bs. Who cares?

[@bigtearsandpistols]

My guess is that Z’s English isn’t terrific and it was kinda miscommunicated. I think he probably meant to say “heard about it” both times rather than saying he seen it. I personally think it was just a rumour that of course the Bruins would spread across their room as fuel but i doubt it happened. If it did someone else, some other reporter or something would’ve seen it and killed to make a story about this.

[@lannon4prez]

He says this was a catalyst for them winning the cup.. i feel like its probably more the fact that the refs decided to put away their whistles all of a sudden and let the bruins get away with all sorts of bullshit. That has to be the worst officiated series of all time and nobody talks about it. Aaron rome gets a 6 game suspension for a late hit, thomas bodies henrik when he’s on a breakaway, marchand punching sedin in the face right in front of the ref.. all because “thats bruins hockey baby.” If that was the canadiens or the leafs, the bruins would have been in the box the whole series. Vancouver didn’t get one call, and they were not built for goon hockey.

[@canadianguy7291]

Hes trying to be like lebron

[@ericliddle7556]

I could see them doing a game day skate and having a discussion about the visualisation of it, but to "practice" lifting and passing it seems a bit far fetched. On the flip side of that I could see someone telling the Bruins players that's exactly what happened to light a fire under their backsides.

[@Maxpankewycz]

the other thing that could of happened was that someone made a comment saying, "we go hard and win tonight we will be doing this" and then does a quick cup raise

[@bobmyself8819]

Sounds like something that is a rumor started to get the boys fired up , and Chara believed it, get the Not In Our Barn juices flowing.

[@PWNSdaily]

Ya no that never happened lol. No way any nhl player, in the finals, would even joke around about lifting the cup.

[@rubberduckie5518]

Especially when the Canucks were getting smoked. Looked like they were done. Heck, even the Canucks looked like they were done lol

[@casmatt99]

The only real significance of this interview was hearing Chara say the f word for the first time! English isn't Big Z's first language but it's still no surprise that playing to the Boston-hater market is good for business. Top of the league baby!

[@ChrisPierreBacon]

Yeah but why would Chara make this up 11 years later?

[@qp773]

I could maybe see a player giving another the double high five up high, which you could take as a Cup handoff, that is if you really wanna stretch it. It also doesn't jive why they'd go onto the ice to do this, or why even practice something like that. With empty hands or what?

[@mAdcApMalkmus]

How are you going to be a Rangers fan and not cover the LVGK game where Bread got points 600-602 in 10 mins? Mika w/2 and the youngsters adding on top of that??? You are very suspect!

[@fordprefect4728]

suspect of what?

[@Cop64]

Imma put this here so I can hear why he’s suspect or what he’s suspect of

[@mAdcApMalkmus]

@@fordprefect4728 being a Rangers fan! We had our biggest and best win in a long time. Bread getting 600+ points, Mika 2 goals and our youngsters waking up, yet no video.... But scuzball Chara gets a vid... Suspect!!!

[@falconlocker5129]

Chars another Boston sore winner

[@mikewager3897]

I call BS who tf would practice holding up the cup nobody

[@theycallmesteviek]

This is the equivalent of Jordan just inventing people talking shit about him to get hyped enough to destroy them

[@pieking4]

is anybody surprised by Chara's ability to be bizarre?

[@-HockeySteve94-]

This is the same as the Team Canada Womens Hockey saying that the Americans disgraced the Canadian Flag in their room. All a motivation tactic. And it worked.

[@709mash]

Bieksa flat out denied it happened.

[@andrewholland7712]

What a load of crap As If . Shame on Chara why would he be so foolish he should Apologize

[@johnnybaxter1953]

The Canucks with Henrik, Daniel, bieksa, luongo was not the team to do this. No way.

[@Bruins-vq5ey]

Why not?? They were talking shit all series whilst biting people and cheap shots

[@johnnybaxter1953]

@@Bruins-vq5ey by “they” you mean Kesler, burrows, and lapierre. The sedin led Canucks are the team that came back out of the dressing room to shake Ryan Smyths hand. They’re the team that always took the high road, even when they probably shouldn’t have. If you know the character of this group especially Henrik and Daniel you know this is a lie meant to fire up the team, and it worked. But it definitely did not happen

[@Bruins-vq5ey]

@@johnnybaxter1953 price it

[@ibirby]

It could be probably someone’s joke with close teammates (not really smart one, but still as a way to ease an internal pressure), which was accidentally seen by somebody from the opposing team. And Boston used it to increase motivation among its team members

[@AznPridexX123]

It’s called stretching zdeno

[@yann1124]

slow news day?

[@bigeddymachete]

I mean if I was being a snob thinking I’m gonna win and are practicing it I’d lie too when we never end up winning

[@electricguitarcityy]

Chara is probably sugar-coating the hell out of this.

[@powergi3996]

Still looking forward to the day Chara confesses that his hit on Pacioretty was 100% premeditated.

[@Sandman60077]

No way it was. The game moves way to fast and you're concentrating on playing the game, you're not thinking about where someone is in relation to the glass.

[@nathand3972]

I’m surprised you didn’t post about the Leaf game last night, with 3 goals in 1 minute

[@kevinheckeler]

If it turns out Chara misspoke or is entirely wrong (despite obviously believing the words he spoke to be true), and now that's it's in the news cycle, I expect a full clarification or retraction/apology from Chara forthcoming. He's a big enough man (pun intended) to admit when he's wrong.

[@KHoltzie]

I heard another tidbit as well-Apparently one of the Boston guys took some ice from TD Garden put in a labeled water bottle, brought it to Vancouver and dumped it on the Rogers Place ice surface during a practice…cheeky stuff man! 😉😏

[@DreadX10]

Just the shear number of jumpcuts in that Chara-interview should put your sceptic-hat on.....

[@Hushoo]

What wasn't made up is Colin Campbell criticizing referees calling penalties on his kid. By the way Colin was commissioner and his kid Greg played for the Bruins.

[@MeowTheWhat]

Gary Bettman has been the commissioner since February 1, 1993.

[@ScarecrOmega]

I tend to believe both Bieksa and Chara. Maybe a couple Canucks did that and Bieksa never saw or knew about.

[@thehairygull]

There is just no shot this happened and if it was some poster board material that was pitched to them I don’t know how you could believe it

[@nathanschouls5511]

No way guys as competitive as Bieksa, Kesler and Burrows would let someone "practice" lifting the cup before they had won it. Sedins too. If Chara saw anything would not have been the players maybe fans, or other staff or family but no way would those guys have done something like that.

[@joffeycliton-titley4842]

Oh well wait if Kevin bieska said it that it HAS to be true. That beautiful soul would NEVER be dishonest.

[@hemanownsyou]

Yeah, because your precious dipshit Chara never tells lies, right?

[@MooseTheMau]

Chara is straight up lying. And why though? He got a bought and paid for Stanley Cup, we all know daddy Campbell was making sure the games were called differently in the final so his son could win a cup. We've seen the emails. If you want controversy, why has that never been a bigger story?

[@brucevrodoor4781]

Because it’s not a story lmao keep crying

[@ethanparker7900]

if campbell was the problem, how did it go to a full 7 games? If campbell had any affiliations to it, it would've been a sweep or in five games

[@Not_Sure-2020]

"We saw" might mean "the team saw" ... not necessarily him. A possibility anyway. If 2 or 3 people from the team claim to have seen it, that could be "we". Just like a fan watching the game and at the end saying, "We" won. I could also see where maybe one or 2 of the players were goofing around and doing this. Sounds childish enough to be true.

[@futureuse7105]

Holy smokes you have a hockey channel?

[@RayFinkle05]

The guy has been playing in North America since 1996 and there are bozos saying it’s a language barrier thing HAHAHA!

[@frustratednoname]

Zzzzzzzdeno, now applying at TMZ.

[@duhbullb]

You'd think cameras would have caught it no? They saw Horton with the water bottle

[@stevocanuck]

So how was he able to watch Canucks practice?

[@froodogga7053]

guy doesn't know reality from fiction...

[@B1smarkk]

Chara says he saw them. I mean, tbh he could have just seen it wrong and mistakenly thought this to himself. But no harm done, and if that motivated him then good for him ig

[@SPDS_OOC]

People say that Vancouver crybabies can’t get over from 2011. What about veteran/retired Bruins player(s) like Chara? To cook up a story like this, especially after a decade after it allegedly happened seems sus. If it really did happen, which he claimed it was in TD Garden, someone would’ve commented it or reported (TSN, Sportsnet, etc,) it.

[@wesleydeng71]

Any other Bruin at the game 'saw or 'heard' of it? If not, then it was made up or just false memory.

[@marijuonko7092]

One year my high school hockey team made it the state finals in Pennsylvania. We lost. To this day I never told anyone I touched the trophy before the game. I didn't know about the superstition. We was a single a school playing a quad a school. So we weren't gona win anyway. They had more kids graduate every year then my entire school had kids combined.

[@Fokhe]

day 36 of asking Eck for a jersey tierlist

[@zalapski9399]

The world has way too many podcasts. Everything has to be an awesome story. Most things in life are basic routines.

[@christhecurler]

The most likely explanation is that someone (coach?) lied to the Boston players before the game to get them fired up...and it worked.

[@paulcole]

Obviously someone in the staff made it up to motivate the team - which worked right?!! Chars has a ring and his name on the cup. Not sure why you feel the need to ramble negativity like this?? Seems a very Jack edwards thing to do 🤣🤣 we get it - you don’t like the bruins..

[@jshomeservices376]

Chara sounds like Dr steven Hawking..

[@Wess_]

I can see bruins management telling the players this happened for a little extra motivation fs

[@trevorlambert4226]

Yeah, there's no way this happened, for many reasons. It's just very unlikely on its face. And if it had happened, why is this the first time it has come up since 2011? Chara is either telling tall tales for god knows what reason, or he dreamed it and now can't distinguish his dream from reality.

[@Mine._.Stars..]

Tim Thomas has been really quiet lately.

[@VanCityDLLM]

Too many concussions.

[@sksupra]

"funny" story.. Brayden Schenn was in a commercial for SaskTel where he lifted a slightly resembling mem cup trophy. the Saskatoon Blades were considered the best team in the west and projected to go far. however, the Blades were swept by kootenay in the 2nd round. i doubt the canucks did what Chara claims.

[@rustysalmonella7681]

Could have just been a couple of players trolling, then denying it to avoid any backlash from their own club

[@ellaenman4049]

Idk what to think but I don't think Chara would lie he probably didn't understand something

[@Shinnizle]

Besides, even if it really DID happen... who cares? One could portray it as hubris. I prefer to see it as positive visualization.

[@jashanbrar8668]

If Canucks had Rome and mason raymond , them stinky bruins would get crushed

[@saifonlawrence2044]

Chara is a nimrod

[@SFR1]

I am aware your ignorance may have lead many of you to believe Chara is lying. I would say otherwise as there is evidence of the Canucks coach calling a head NHL administrator of sorts questioning how many people could attend their “winning game” during the carriage of the Stanley Cup.

[@adamwhite4858]

Kinda weird seeing all the comments claiming the 2011 series was fixed. You guys are nuts, if Tim Thomas didn’t will the Bruins to victory almost every time they would have had no chance. Not sure how good a fix is, if it relies on a goalie playing out of his mind.

[@ljd1031]

Too many concussions

[@jkpupo1]

One guy raising his arms is all it would take, I believe the story.

[@jamiebedard6505]

Do the bruins vs Colorado 12/7/22 Colorado played the Avs goal horn when the bruins got a goal and it happened in the third period