Round One: Montreal @ Boston

shabbs wrote:I just caught the highlights on TSN... the Montreal fans boo'ed the US national anthem! I can't believe it.

Man, talk about disgusting and disrespectful.

Very shameful.

these are the same fans that were throwing beer on Flyers players in the penalty box and setting cars on fire after beating the Bruins last year.

Ole! muther effers

Number Twenty Nine wrote:

shabbs wrote:I just caught the highlights on TSN... the Montreal fans boo'ed the US national anthem! I can't believe it.

Man, talk about disgusting and disrespectful.

Very shameful.

these are the same fans that were throwing beer on Flyers players in the penalty box and setting cars on fire after beating the Bruins last year.

Ole! muther effers

Holy DUNG! I completely forgot about the Beer in the box incident(s).
My god, they make English soccer hooligans seem bright and angelic, no? LOL

Cronie wrote:

Number Twenty Nine wrote:

shabbs wrote:I just caught the highlights on TSN... the Montreal fans boo'ed the US national anthem! I can't believe it.

Man, talk about disgusting and disrespectful.

Very shameful.

these are the same fans that were throwing beer on Flyers players in the penalty box and setting cars on fire after beating the Bruins last year.

Ole! muther effers

Holy DUNG! I completely forgot about the Beer in the box incident(s).
My god, they make English soccer hooligans seem bright and angelic, no? LOL

Montreal Canadians fans are a step below single cell amoeba on the evolutionary chain, mainly due to their lack of intelligence and social class, rather have an amoeba over for a beer than a hab fan.

haha! Well said SF.

And you and I would know, since we're right in Hab country...

You think this doesn't have something to do with people like me not cheering for them. Get bent. Your fans are passionate, but they annoy me. What can you do about that? Have them all put down?

Nope. Wait a generation to see if their kids have less of Dung for brains? I guess. Until then, nothing pleases me more than seeing them get the Dung kicked out of them. I'm sure in the same way that nothing pleased their fans more than seeing the Sens get destroyed last year.

And round and round we go...

Cronie wrote:haha! Well said SF.

And you and I would know, since we're right in Hab country...

This is the one situation that I am loving being in the middle of Hab country, only thing that makes missing the playoffs easier to deal with.

SensFan71 wrote:

Cronie wrote:haha! Well said SF.

And you and I would know, since we're right in Hab country...

This is the one situation that I am loving being in the middle of Hab country, only thing that makes missing the playoffs easier to deal with.

Yes you guy's no what it's like... It's not always easy being a Hab hater in Moncton... But this past week has been funny as hell

caissie_1 wrote:

SensFan71 wrote:

Cronie wrote:haha! Well said SF.

And you and I would know, since we're right in Hab country...

This is the one situation that I am loving being in the middle of Hab country, only thing that makes missing the playoffs easier to deal with.

Yes you guy's no what it's like... It's not always easy being a Hab hater in Moncton... But this past week has been funny as hell

You have it the worst then, I am on the outskirts, but I know a lot of guys at Imperial Oil in Moncton (the contact centre) that I would love to be razzing right now lol.

Boston 4, Montreal 2

	1	2	3	T
BOS	1	2	1	4
MON	1	1	0	2

Final

7:00 PM ET, April 20, 2009
Bell Centre, Montreal, Quebec, Canada

Ex-Hab Ryder scores winner as Thomas, Bruins win

MONTREAL -- Michael Ryder put his past behind him and the Boston Bruins one win from their first playoff series win in 10 years.

Ryder scored late in the second period against his former team and Tim Thomas made 23 saves to lead Boston to a 4-2 win over the Montreal Canadiens on Monday night.

Phil Kessel, Shawn Thornton and Chuck Kobasew also scored for Boston, which increased its lead in the Eastern Conference quarterfinal to 3-0 despite the absence of left wing Milan Lucic, who sat out a one-game league suspension.
Ryder, a healthy scratch for all but four of Montreal's 12 playoff games last season, put Boston ahead 17:21 into the second period.

Fast Facts


• The Bruins are 29-11 all-time in best-of-seven playoff series in which they win the first game (5-2 vs. the Canadiens).
• The Canadiens are 15-24 in best-of-seven series in which they lose the opener.
• Boston has won five of its last six playoff games.
• Montreal has lost seven consecutive playoff games.
-- ESPN Stats & Information

"I'd forgotten about last year. I don't really think about it," said Ryder, who signed a three-year, $12-million free agent contract with Boston. "It feels like I've been here for so long now, actually, and the guys are great and they've welcomed me in and it's good just to be a part of the team. We're rolling good right now."

The former Canadiens left wing jumped on a rebound of Dennis Wideman's shot from the right point and beat Carey Price with a shot into an open left side.

"I'm sure everybody would like to hear the word 'justice', but that's not for me to say," said Bruins coach Claude Julien, who was himself relieved of his duties behind the Canadiens' bench midway through the 2005-06 season by Montreal GM -- and current head coach -- Bob Gainey.

"I think we're just kind of happy we were able to sign him," Julien said of Ryder, "and he's played a big role for us this year."

Kobasew scored into an empty net with 37 seconds remaining.

Chris Higgins and Yannick Weber scored for Montreal, which has lost seven in a row, including its last four games of the regular season.

"At this point, there's not too much positive there," Canadiens Saku Koivu said.

"Every game, there are things you try to build on but what we're doing right now is not enough. We have to find a way to get the goals. It doesn't matter how you do it, to get the win."

Price, pulled Saturday after allowing five goals through the first two periods, made 26 saves in his third straight start.

The Bruins, who haven't won a playoff series since 1999, are poised to beat the Canadiens for only the eighth time in 32 playoff matchups between the longtime rivals.

Game 4 is Wednesday night at the Bell Centre.

Lucic was suspended Monday by league disciplinarian Colin Campbell after he was assessed a match penalty for cross-checking Montreal's Maxim Lapierre late in Saturday's 5-1 win in Boston.

Left wing Alex Tanguay and defenseman Mathieu Schneider were both injured and unable to play for Montreal. The Canadiens, already without injured top defenseman Andrei Markov, announced moments after the opening faceoff that both key players were sidelined by upper-body injuries.

"I didn't even know they weren't playing until pretty close to warmups," Higgins said. "To miss those guys, that's a lot of skill that you've got to replace."

Weber, who made his playoff debut Saturday, remained in the lineup and collected two points, including an assist as Higgins gave the Canadiens' their first lead of the series when he opened the scoring with his second goal 11:52 in.

Buoyed by a sold-out Bell Centre crowd of 21,273, Montreal pressed hard in the opening period, creating a number of scoring chances that drew the fans out of their seats.

"We liked the way we came out," Canadiens right wing Tom Kostopoulos said. "The crowd was a huge part of the first period."

Montreal's 1-0 advantage lasted all of 6:43, though, erased when Kessel scored his third goal at 18:35, allowing the Bruins to head off to their dressing room with a 1-1 draw through the first 20 minutes.

Thornton, who scored six goals in 79 games during the regular season, gave Boston a 2-1 lead when he scored 3:36 into the second.

Thornton recorded his first point in 25 playoff games overall when he beat Price from the left side of the slot with a shot inside the left post after taking a setup pass from behind the net by Byron Bitz, who took Lucic's spot in the lineup and made his playoff debut.

"Any time I score, I'm excited because I'm not getting 50 a year, that's for sure," Thornton said. "My linemates did an unbelievable job. I threw it on net and it was lucky enough to go in for me, but Bitzy did a great job hanging onto that puck and making a good play. Any time we can chip in, it's a plus."

Weber tied it at 2 with his first playoff goal at 5:16.

Game notes
Thornton won a Stanley Cup with Anaheim in 2007, playing 15 games without recording a point for the Ducks. He has appeared in 10 playoff games with the Bruins. ... Canadiens D Ryan O'Byrne dressed for the first time in the series, and LW Gregory Stewart made his playoff debut. ... Weber had one assist in three regular-season games.

SensFan71 wrote:

caissie_1 wrote:

SensFan71 wrote:

Cronie wrote:haha! Well said SF.

And you and I would know, since we're right in Hab country...

This is the one situation that I am loving being in the middle of Hab country, only thing that makes missing the playoffs easier to deal with.

Yes you guy's no what it's like... It's not always easy being a Hab hater in Moncton... But this past week has been funny as hell

You have it the worst then, I am on the outskirts, but I know a lot of guys at Imperial Oil in Moncton (the contact centre) that I would love to be razzing right now lol.

Oh it's pretty bad... Plus going tu University were every friggin person is a Hab fan and they think they now so much.... It get's a little frustrating. You go out and you start hearing the Ole chant's now that's a damper on my nigth lol!

caissie_1 wrote:

SensFan71 wrote:

caissie_1 wrote:

SensFan71 wrote:

Cronie wrote:haha! Well said SF.

And you and I would know, since we're right in Hab country...

This is the one situation that I am loving being in the middle of Hab country, only thing that makes missing the playoffs easier to deal with.

Yes you guy's no what it's like... It's not always easy being a Hab hater in Moncton... But this past week has been funny as hell

You have it the worst then, I am on the outskirts, but I know a lot of guys at Imperial Oil in Moncton (the contact centre) that I would love to be razzing right now lol.

Oh it's pretty bad... Plus going tu University were every friggin person is a Hab fan and they think they now so much.... It get's a little frustrating. You go out and you start hearing the Ole chant's now that's a damper on my nigth lol!

knocking them the Diddle out might work, but Dung, we would be there all night, the morons keep coming, its like Dawn of the Dead

caissie_1 wrote:

SensFan71 wrote:

Cronie wrote:haha! Well said SF.

And you and I would know, since we're right in Hab country...

This is the one situation that I am loving being in the middle of Hab country, only thing that makes missing the playoffs easier to deal with.

Yes you guy's no what it's like... It's not always easy being a Hab hater in Moncton... But this past week has been funny as hell

Ah yes, another fellow NB'er, entrenched amongst the Hab nut-jobs!!

I feel for you dude, I do. When I lived and worked there back in 1998-2001, it was brutal! Habs paraphernilia EVERYWHERE and I assume not much has changed.

Man, HAbs stuff makes the cover of the ONLY French newspaper in the province (L'Acadie Nouvelle).

Cronie wrote:

caissie_1 wrote:

SensFan71 wrote:

Cronie wrote:haha! Well said SF.

And you and I would know, since we're right in Hab country...

This is the one situation that I am loving being in the middle of Hab country, only thing that makes missing the playoffs easier to deal with.

Yes you guy's no what it's like... It's not always easy being a Hab hater in Moncton... But this past week has been funny as hell

Ah yes, another fellow NB'er, entrenched amongst the Hab nut-jobs!!

I feel for you dude, I do. When I lived and worked there back in 1998-2001, it was brutal! Habs paraphernilia EVERYWHERE and I assume not much has changed.

Man, HAbs stuff makes the cover of the ONLY French newspaper in the province (L'Acadie Nouvelle).

Not to mention you have Dieppe, Shediac, and Memramcook, plus the Cap Pele area, all french habs fans I imagine, so therefore all *EDIT due to content*(not due to the culture, due to being habs fans) This is what they were doing after last night and there there was Gainey, he looked like he wanted to do this

yeah! I hear ya. There's a manager/director across the hall from me and I ran into him earlier this morning in the john, and I probably shouldn't have, but I said :"jebus, what the hell was Gainey thinking playing Price again?" And this guy just went on a tirade!

"Price is amazing, all those goals were the D's fault. Gainey knows EXACTLY what he's doing, and trust me, the Habs have Boston RIGHT where they want them: overconfident and with their guard down."

Anyway, I'm still laughing... I am all about being a passionate fan and such, but seriously, when or where do you draw a line between passionate fandom and serious f**kin' delusions?!?!

That's right Habs fan. Blame the D. Funny that a lot of those D who got run out of town did alright everywhere else.

Excuse me folks...but I'm French Canadian...and not a Habs fan...never have been.

Calling francophones 'buttheads'? Really now.

A little tolerance here, folks...this is hockey series...not a cultural debate.

:KJK:

davetherave wrote:Excuse me folks...but I'm French Canadian...and not a Habs fan...never have been.

Calling francophones 'buttheads'? Really now.

A little tolerance here, folks...this is hockey series...not a cultural debate.

:KJK:

I apologize for the wording of that Dave, I should have included that to be french habs fans, so did not mean it to come accross as it did.

Cronie wrote:yeah! I hear ya. There's a manager/director across the hall from me and I ran into him earlier this morning in the john, and I probably shouldn't have, but I said :"jebus, what the hell was Gainey thinking playing Price again?" And this guy just went on a tirade!

"Price is amazing, all those goals were the D's fault. Gainey knows EXACTLY what he's doing, and trust me, the Habs have Boston RIGHT where they want them: overconfident and with their guard down."

Anyway, I'm still laughing... I am all about being a passionate fan and such, but seriously, when or where do you draw a line between passionate fandom and serious f**kin' delusions?!?!

Oh dear! This guy is completely delusional. Is he okay? You should probably have him go get his head checked right away.