[GDT] Game 5, Flames @ Canucks, 8 pm, CBC, CNBC, TVA

[Dagger]

Originally Posted by Jets4Life

Not sure if this has been posted:

Vancouver Police say they will be ready for any eventuality at tonight's do-or-die game between the Canucks and the Calgary Flames.

Const. Brian Montague says they will have uniformed and plain clothes officers inside and outside Rogers Arena, and troublemakers should not assume that just because they can't see an officer, one is not standing right next to them.

"There's a very good likelihood that there will be officers that you don't see as well," he says.

http://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/britis...046397?cmp=rss

Why not just have them all wear uniforms? No(sane) person is going to cause trouble in front of a cop, why not just make their presence known as a deterrent rather than try and catch people in the act.

[Quis_Separabit]

Wonder if Sbisa turtled when he saw Ferland come around

[Dagger]

Originally Posted by thymebalm

Ok! I'm going back! I've been to both games in Vancouver so far. Game 1 was awesome. Game 2 was hard to bear. Game 5 is hopefully the biggest hockey game I'll have witnessed first hand in my life.

Got great seats, couldn't be more excited!

GO FLAMES GO! LET'S END THIS!!!

Follow whatever routine that you used before game 1 please!!

[dammage79]

Originally Posted by Dagger

Why not just have them all wear uniforms? No(sane) person is going to cause trouble in front of a cop, why not just make their presence known as a deterrent rather than try and catch people in the act.

They do have uniformed officers, and I am guessing more than enough to act as a visual deterrent. Having plain clothes mingle about is the right thing to do as well. Good recon is good. Besides, if you're a good observant little boy/girl, it's pretty easy to pick up on a plainclothes officer too.

[luckky1]

So will they burn the place down in Vancouver tonight when they lose or will they be civilized like most NHL fans.
I remember when Calgary won the cup only 3 arrests despite 200,000 people downtown to celebrate and i dont remember of any big trouble when Calgary lost to Tampa Bay in the finals.

[btimbit]

Just went to fannattic. Car flag for my wife's car and another hat for my boy.

Go flames!

[combustiblefuel]

Originally Posted by polak

So playoffs count towards his 25 game limit for the calder?

Originally Posted by ComixZone

They don't, as far as I know.

They do count. Any game played counts.

[Hemi-Cuda]

I've had this weird feeling all day. A tingle of constant anticipation not that something bad could happen, but that something good will. I haven't felt this way in a long time, maybe say 11 years long...

[sadora]

Baertschi...relevant or irrelevant? lol I know many here were hoping to see him play game 4 but what do you expect to see from the ex Flames?

[dammage79]

Honestly, I really don't think there crowds are at all that big during round 1 vs. the cup finals to really allow those turd disturbers to start a riot.

during their cup run the crowds in Van were at a critical mass. I suspect you'll really only see the arena crowd tonight.

Better to be safe than sorry, so I like that the Vancouver Police are going to be out in force tonight.

I do find it funny though the difference between CGY and VAN as cities, one city gets in trouble for Boob showing and being happy and the other city starts urban campfires with cars.

[hwy19man]

The Flames-Canucks game will begin on Sportsnet One if the Red Wings-Lightning game goes into overtime. The Blue Jays game should be over on that channel, if not, the Pacific and West channels will have the beginning of the game.

[Galakanokis]

They better not riot, my car is down here!

[Inferno]

Originally Posted by luckky1

So will they burn the place down in Vancouver tonight when they lose or will they be civilized like most NHL fans.
I remember when Calgary won the cup only 3 arrests despite 200,000 people downtown to celebrate and i dont remember of any big trouble when Calgary lost to Tampa Bay in the finals.

No, they'll just bitch the next morning about who needs to be traded or fired. It's happened every year I've lived out here.

[combustiblefuel]

Originally Posted by Galakanokis

They better not riot, my car is down here!

That is a mistake.

[indes]

I think they're too apathetic to burn it down this time, but then again Vancouver is no good.

[skeena1]

Originally Posted by sadora

Baertschi...relevant or irrelevant? lol I know many here were hoping to see him play game 4 but what do you expect to see from the ex Flames?

#Svengeance

[Galakanokis]

Conversation over dinner with a suit... He asks me who has the bigger blow up this off season, Pittsburgh, San Jose or Vancouver?

[hwy19man]

Originally Posted by dammage79

Honestly, I really don't think there crowds are at all that big during round 1 vs. the cup finals to really allow those turd disturbers to start a riot.

during their cup run the crowds in Van were at a critical mass. I suspect you'll really only see the arena crowd tonight.

Better to be safe than sorry, so I like that the Vancouver Police are going to be out in force tonight.

I do find it funny though the difference between CGY and VAN as cities, one city gets in trouble for Boob showing and being happy and the other city starts urban campfires with cars.

The police did this back in 1995 when the Canucks played the Blues in game seven.

[troutman]

I expect a diving exhibition in the first period, the likes of which we have never seen before.

[sadora]

Originally Posted by skeena1

#Svengeance

Just saw that on CBC...hilarious!