Bolland: Canucks Are 'Like A Little Girl'
CHICAGO (CBS) Heated playoff series between the Blackhawks and Canucks over the last three seasons have given way to an increasingly intense rivalry, which makes it tough for the Blackhawks' Dave Bolland to watch the Stanley Cup Finals.
"It does get pretty painful watching and seeing that team in it," Bolland told Fred Mitchel, of the Chicago Tribune.
"It sucks seeing them there."
The Canucks took the first game of the Stanley Cup Finals with a goal by Raffi Torres with 18.5 seconds remaining in regulation. Torres was the same player who delivered a hit to Blackhawks defenseman Brent Seabrook's head. It was a hit that kept Seabrook out of two games of the Blackhawks-Canucks first round series.
And the fact that Vancouver's Alex Burrows appeared to bite the finger of Bruins center Patrice Bergeron in the first period didn't take Bolland by surprise.
"Typical, pulling hair and biting people. Sort of like a little girl," Bolland said. "But things happen during games. Stuff like that isn't meant for hockey. So some of those things have to be taken care of."
