While I wholeheartedly enjoy the trolling of both Philadelphia and it's fake tough/easily provoked fanbase, I think I have to draw the line at wearing the knockoff jersey of the division rival who cut short the career of the legend being honored on the night in question. If there's one instance in which Flyers fans didn't deserve to be reminded that Scott Stevens lowered the boom on their championship aspirations by railroading a guy whose endless potential was limited by his elementary inability to keep his head up when crossing the blue line then it was when his number was being eternally raised to the rafters. This "Devils fan" should have been sitting in the home of a real franchise that only canonizes those that have actually won championships as "his team" pulled off one of their biggest victories of a bounce back season. So yeah, if you told me his brains were splattered across Broad Street then I'd say that justice was served by some trash-on-trash crime. That douche represents nothing more than a good riddance, so hopefully he got exactly what he asked for. That being said, I do have a confession to make. When I first saw this photo, I laughed. I didn't laugh for long, nor did I feel good about laughing, but - in the interest of full disclosure - a snicker preceded my acceptance that this was an objectively inappropriate thing to wear to a commemorative ceremony for Eric Lindros. Perhaps it wouldn't have been such if Flyers' fans - who root for the only team in the NHL that still thinks gooning it up is a good way to win hockey games (AKA employs Radko Gudas) - weren't constantly trying to retroactively rewrite a two decade old rulebook in an effort to discredit the abject excellence of a 'Hall Of Fame' leader and defenseman. I can't be sure because Philly fans will never be able to think logically as it pertains to Scott Stevens, but that's the rationale I'm rolling with in making myself feel better about instinctually (and shamefully) finding the ultimate act of disrespect humorous.
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