When feelings are good between the United States and Canada, the traditional playing of "The Star-Spangled Banner" and "O Canada" back-to-back before games between the two countries' sports teams can generate goodwill between the nations. It does not appear this is one of those times.

Oh boy this is not pretty. There was a disappointing scene on Saturday night when a certain contingent of hockey fans in the City of Ottawa, Ontario, Canada decided to use Saturday night’s game between the Minnesota Wild and Ottawa Senators as their own personal political pulpit.