In a heartfelt letter, Boston Mayor Marty Walsh put his lifelong Bruins fandom aside to congratulate 11-year-old St. Louis Blues superfan Laila Anderson on her team’s Stanley Cup win.
“I am writing to you because a couple of weeks ago, I was at home, watching pre-game coverage of Game 3 of the Stanley Cup Final, when I saw a story about you, your love of the St. Louis Blues, how the Blues players love you in return, and how you inspired an entire city and fan base,” Walsh wrote in the letter that went viral Thursday. “I turned to my partner, Lorrie, and said, ‘This stinks!