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I see a Bud logo, and I see a Vancouver Canucks logo, and that red thing looks like a goal tender's mask, so, some sort of ice hockey-themed beer dispenser, I'm guessing. I'm blank on exactly how, or why. I left it where I saw it, by some blue bins, and went to get a coffee, and lo and behold, it had followed me -- another binner had it stuffed in a blue Ikea bag, so I'm guessing, and hoping, it found it's way to the informal second-hand store that is the Downtown Eastside: "Psst, wanna buy a hockey, beer-dispensing thing, cheap?" Click the images to enlarge them.

Tonight, the Vancouver Canucks were swept out of the Stanley Cup playoffs by the San Jose Sharks who won four straight in the first round series. Lots of Canucks jerseys in the streets tonight but not a lot of smiles.

A little over one hour until the puck drops in the first round NHL playoff series between the Vancouver Canucks and the visiting San Jose Sharks, at Rogers Arena in downtown Vancouver, B.C. Canada