'Chicago Stronger' T-shirts now for sale



By Sean Smyth, Boston.com correspondent


After many expressed outrage over the appearance of a "Toronto Stronger" banner during the Bruins' first-round playoff series against the Maple Leafs, you probably didn't think anyone would go there again.


You were wrong.


A Chicago firm named Cubby Tees is selling "Chicago Stronger" shirts at $19.95 a pop, and that'll likely spark a new round of outrage inside 495. (We'll assume that The One Fund isn't getting a cut.)


If you don't want to give Cubby Tees the attention by clicking on the link, we've excerpted part of the firm's sales pitch here:


"Following the tragedy of the Boston Marathon bombing, the nation rallied around Beantown and its “Boston Strong” motto, which has since been appropriated by its sports teams. We love Boston and support/admire its people, but don’t believe that the homicidal lunacy of two disturbed locals has rendered its teams invincible. This is about hockey, this is about O-6 pride, this is about the Cup.


"Chicago is the City of Broad Shoulders – our town burned down, our winters are legendary, our Cubs have floundered for a century, yet we endure. Other cities may be strong, we’re stronger. The Bruins are strong, our Blackhawks are stronger."


As you'd expect, the Twitter reaction is ... interesting. We've posted some family friendly tweets below, to offer you a taste of what people are saying.