Someone I watched game seven with said, after the rioting began in Vancouver, that they should send out Zdeno Chara, the 6-foot-9 (without skates) Boston defenceman, to quiet them down. The way the Philistines -- the ones in the Bible -- sent Goliath, alone, to confront the massed Israelite armies and challenge anyone to take him on, one on one. Eventually David stepped up, with his slingshot, and the rest is history, or myth.

Of course it matters what the rioting was about. I looked at first for signs that it was small-scale, planned and perhaps politically motivated, like the action in Toronto at the G20. But no, it was widespread and lasted hours. There were lots of Canucks sweaters and agitated young guys.