"What Alex Burrows did to the Boston Bruins Saturday was more painful than any nibble.

Manny Malhotra may have brought the emotion, but it was Burrows who brought the house down. He flipped the script, going from villain to hero, and from finger chomper to Stanley Cup conqueror. He set up one and finished two others, his second goal accompanied by his trusty bow-and-arrow which punctuated a sensational night just 11 seconds into overtime. The goal, a product of patience and scouting, gave the Canucks a 3-2 Game 2 win. Less importantly, but no less noteworthy, it left Burrows' critics facing one impossible-to-ignore reality:

Yes, he is this good. Sucks, doesn't it?

Truth is, however, if you can't cheer for Burrows, you just don't know enough about him. His rustic background, knack for drama and love of the game make him impossible not to like. That's if you choose to spend any time with him at all.

He may be a weak biter, but he is one heck of a player, something his dad Rodney reminded him of when they talked Friday about the negative reaction his obscenely over-analyzed mouth full of leather generated.

"It hurt my dad's feelings a little bit, and maybe my mom's," Burrows said. "My dad listens to everything. My dad said: 'Go out there and score some goals. That's what is really going to piss them off even more.'

"I listened to his advice."

It paid off. Now, Rodney, and his advice, will be making the trip to Boston for Game 3. Unfortunately, for the Bruins and their fans, so will Alex.

"I'm sure they will try to do something," Henrik Sedin said of Boston fans. "But I don't think they're going to jump on the ice and try to take care of them."

The fans may not be on the ice, but the Bruins, now down 2-0 in the series, will and they have to find a way to get a win."