People say time heals, but they never say how much time.
For the Vancouver Canucks — and probably anyone who follows them — it takes a lot longer than 4½ years to ease the pain from losing the 2011 Stanley Cup Final to the Boston Bruins.
It’s only sports, only a game. We should remember that. And the National Hockey League operates in that absurd pro-sports alternate universe of millionaire athletes and billionaire owners whose worst days on the job would be like the greatest day on Earth for many people.
But within the context of this fantastical bubble, the Canucks had two chances to win one game for the Stanley Cup and were outscored 9-2 by the Bruins, who wore their black uniforms well.