GAME DAY: Senators at Canadiens, Monday April 6, 2009, 730 pm ET

shabbs wrote:Once the Sens are out, I don't have an issue getting behind Calgary, Vancouver or Edmonton. Rooting for the Leafs or Habs is a tough one though... and these days, I'd be rooting for the Leafs ahead of the Habs if it came down to it. I'm not even sure I'd root for the Habs if they were the last Canadian team left.

Harsh? Maybe... it's just how I feel.

I know EXACTLY how you feel, and I share the sentiment.

Although, specifically, my issue or problem stems with HAB fans, not the team itself, although I find I don't like the team mostly by default.

While everyone is allowed to have some self-confidence and healthy egos, being downright rude and c*cky and sheer arrogance are surely no substitute, and since I am smack-dab in the middle of Hab and Leaf nation, I experience their vitriol daily! When the Sens suck, for instance, I'm one of the FIRST to admit it, and rightfully so, as no one has ever accused me of wearing rose-tinted glasses. I'm not a pessimist per se, but a realist. Now, as it was mentioned before, these homering Hab fans seem to forget the bad times when things look up, but if I were them, I'd certainly be afraid of the injuries to Markov and Schneider going into the post-season.

Anyhow, even if the Habs were the LAST canadian team in contention, I just cannot nor could I bring myself to root for them. I just...can't do it. Ottawa, Calgary, Edmonton, even Toronto but not Montreal.

I can't put into words how much I hate the Habs. Beating them would feel fantastic, losing to them would suck, but it would benefit us.

Let's do it tonight though. I'd love to see Price have a jolly good .

Again...words can't possibly describe my level of hatred for the team and especially their fans.

strachattack wrote:
I understand and can certainly relate to the sentiment that a Canadian team winning the cup is preferable. However, I can't help but feel selfish in thinking it should be the Sens first. It would sting me if another Canadian team won the cup before Ottawa. Once Ottawa wins a cup I may be able to route for another Canadian team should the scenario we find ourselves in occurs again.

Damn straight! This is the way I've always felt.

I have to agree with Jordo. I think with Markov and Schneider out, that certainly increases the Sens odds of a victory, no?

Plus, I'm curious as to what the verdict or prognosis is for those two, as the Habs org is keeping quite the tight lid on it.

shabbs wrote:

beedub wrote:I am surprised at the level of anti-Habs sentiment out there. Did the Canadiens suddenly grow blue and white jerseys?

Leaf fans have simmered in the past year or so as reality sets in for them and Habs fans have gone to ultia-obnoxious levels I've never seen before, as far as I'm concerned. The whole Jesus Price, 100th anniversary, we got the All-Star game, we got the Draft, we are the best, give us the Cup, why bother even competing crap from their fans certainly put them on the top of my hate list.

now THIS deserves an Amen!

504Heater wrote:I can't put into words how much I hate the Habs. Beating them would feel fantastic, losing to them would suck, but it would benefit us.

Let's do it tonight though. I'd love to see Price have a jolly good .

Again...words can't possibly describe my level of hatred for the team and especially their fans.

Ole to that, brother!

I don't hate the Habs. I love the organization. I don't like many of the current players (Kovalev, both Kostitsyns, Lapierre, Kostopoulos). But the biggest reason I want the Sens to beat them is the fan base. I can't stand the Ole Ole on any night, but to hear it in *our* barn, before the game was evern 3 minute old, that is an arrogance of Biblical proportions. They are more arrogant than David Caruso, more obnoxious than Celine Dion. The only cure for such arrogance is gigantic lesson in humility, but missing the playoffs something like 3 of 5 years seems to have only made them worse. I am at a loss as to what will be required to set them straight. So until I come up with something appropriate, I'll just have to cheer my a** off against them.

With apologies to my father in law, one of the few remaining *good* Habs fans.

On line link for tonight's game:

http://www.atdhe.net/live-tv-5826.html

GO SENS GO!!!

Habs play the Rangers tomorrow night... back to back regulation losses would be SO SWEET and have them on the fringe again.

Unfortunately, since Ottawa are not in contention for playoffs, i'll have to say go habs!

markov is gone for three weeks and schnieder is done for the season according to tsn

You know, when we were in a similar situation last year, it was a game against the Leafs where we lost Alfie and Fisher heading into the playoffs.

Weird.

They are screwed!!!!

Hockeyhero22000 wrote:markov is gone for three weeks and schnieder is done for the season according to tsn

Holy Dung. That's f-ing crazy serious. :****:

504Heater wrote:

Hockeyhero22000 wrote:markov is gone for three weeks and schnieder is done for the season according to tsn

Holy Dung. That's f-ing crazy serious. :****:

Hockey Karma works in mysterious ways...