Idiot Hockey Fan Taunts Boston With 'Toronto Stronger' Sign
May 7, 2013, 23:53 IST
The first NHL playoff game in hockey-mad Toronto since 2004 was played last night, and one dumb fan had to go and ruin it.
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The Toronto Maple Leafs are playing the Boston Bruins. This prompted one fan to bring a "Toronto Stronger" sign to the arena — mixing real tragedy with the meaningless ritual of fan-to-fan smack talk.
The sign was in reference to "Boston Strong," which became a unifying slogan in the aftermath of the Boston marathon bombing.
The sign:
There was a predictable and justified Internet backlash when photos of the man began circling.
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It's a dumb move all around, but certainly not representative of how Maple Leaf fans think on the whole.