Round One: Montreal @ Boston

Cronie wrote:Higgins would be AWESOME in a Sens uni.
And, I'm just taking a stab in the dark here, but I think a change of scenery may be just what the doctor has ordered.

504Heater wrote:

Cronie wrote:Higgins would be AWESOME in a Sens uni.
And, I'm just taking a stab in the dark here, but I think a change of scenery may be just what the doctor has ordered.

Yeah, like Ryder.

SensFan71 wrote:

504Heater wrote:

Cronie wrote:Higgins would be AWESOME in a Sens uni.
And, I'm just taking a stab in the dark here, but I think a change of scenery may be just what the doctor has ordered.

Yeah, like Ryder.

I have heard of ABC hockey fans, is it possible its now migrating to players?

504Heater wrote:

SensFan71 wrote:

504Heater wrote:

Cronie wrote:Higgins would be AWESOME in a Sens uni.
And, I'm just taking a stab in the dark here, but I think a change of scenery may be just what the doctor has ordered.

Yeah, like Ryder.

I have heard of ABC hockey fans, is it possible its now migrating to players?

Depends on what you mean by that?

SensFan71 wrote:

Cronie wrote:

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:

EDIT: Also, having chatted many times with SF, I will take a guess here and assume that since he has a very unique and broad sense of humor like me, he may have simply gotten carried away and not thought that statement through. That couldn't be more true if I had said it myself, and if you ask my wife, she would echo the same sentiment, my mouth sometimes runs faster than my brain when I am on a tirade. no offense to any french speaking canadians was intentioned.

I've since modified his post, and I hope we can all assume this misunderstanding/poorly expressed joke issue is now resolved.

davetherave wrote:Now, as an anecdote, when I went to see the Blackhawks play this year at Le Centre Bell, I was warned "Oh, don't wear your Hawks jersey, you'll be looking for trouble..."

Of course, I DID wear my Hawks jersey, as did a number of Hawks fans there--many of us French Canadians as well, by the way...the Blackhawks having had a succession of French Canadian stars like Pilote, St Laurent, 'Pit' Martin, Bordeleau, Savard, Goulet, Matteau and so on...like many NHL teams have, hence each having their own contingents of French Canadian fans..

...just as Czech, Slovak, Russian, etc players have their fans...it's quite normal.

Was I uncomfortable being a Hawks fan in a sea of Habs fans? Not in the least.

Cronie wrote:Once again DTR, your eloquence NEVER ceases to amaze me.

And you know, yes, the OLE thing gets to me, mainly because I have witnessed (was VERY fortunate in fact) an AMAZING football game between Chelsea and Manchester; and hearing OLE there FELT right.

anyhow, I'd be all for them chanting The Ramone's "Blitzkrieg Bop" in lieu of that.

Hey, Ho, Let's GO!
Hey, Ho, Let's GO!

shabbs wrote:

davetherave wrote:Now, as an anecdote, when I went to see the Blackhawks play this year at Le Centre Bell, I was warned "Oh, don't wear your Hawks jersey, you'll be looking for trouble..."

Of course, I DID wear my Hawks jersey, as did a number of Hawks fans there--many of us French Canadians as well, by the way...the Blackhawks having had a succession of French Canadian stars like Pilote, St Laurent, 'Pit' Martin, Bordeleau, Savard, Goulet, Matteau and so on...like many NHL teams have, hence each having their own contingents of French Canadian fans..

...just as Czech, Slovak, Russian, etc players have their fans...it's quite normal.

Was I uncomfortable being a Hawks fan in a sea of Habs fans? Not in the least.

I'd be curious to see how it would go down if you wore a Sens jersey or a Leafs jersey, who are known, heated rivals. To be honest, I find it hard to get a real hate-on for the Hawks, they're such an exciting team to watch and have an equally rich history as the Habs being an Original Six team.

I'm willing to bet that if you had been wearing a Sens jersey or a Leafs jersey where the Sens or Leafs were the opponent... it would have been quite a different experience...

...or maybe that's just the skeptic in me.

davetherave wrote:Well, the best way to find out is to wear your Sens jersey next time you visit Le Centre Bell for a Sens game LOL.

Cronie wrote:Exactly... Again, well said.

Dave Hodge had a good point in his latest addition of thumbs up et al, where he saying thumbs down to Laraque shooting his mouth off, etc...

Montreal needs to get tougher, yes, but since big George hasn't scored yet since donning a Habs jersey, I don't think he's needed for one.

Same thing with their forwards. Younger, cheaper and just as determined and hungry kids are waiting in the wings and one comparison is glaringly obvious to me, a staunch Sens fan (who is nonetheless capable of loving and appreciating ALL teams of hockey BTW LOL) the similarity between this year's Habs squad and the Sens from 2 seasons past is incredible and now the Habs must re-examine their chemistry, their future and priorities.

Plus, Gainey may INDEED be without a job, because the potential NEW owner(s) may have someone better in mind...

shabbs wrote:

davetherave wrote:Well, the best way to find out is to wear your Sens jersey next time you visit Le Centre Bell for a Sens game LOL.

Well, if I ever do head there for a game vs the Sens, you guys will be the first to hear about the experience.

davetherave wrote:

shabbs wrote:

davetherave wrote:Now, as an anecdote, when I went to see the Blackhawks play this year at Le Centre Bell, I was warned "Oh, don't wear your Hawks jersey, you'll be looking for trouble..."

Of course, I DID wear my Hawks jersey, as did a number of Hawks fans there--many of us French Canadians as well, by the way...the Blackhawks having had a succession of French Canadian stars like Pilote, St Laurent, 'Pit' Martin, Bordeleau, Savard, Goulet, Matteau and so on...like many NHL teams have, hence each having their own contingents of French Canadian fans..

...just as Czech, Slovak, Russian, etc players have their fans...it's quite normal.

Was I uncomfortable being a Hawks fan in a sea of Habs fans? Not in the least.

I'd be curious to see how it would go down if you wore a Sens jersey or a Leafs jersey, who are known, heated rivals. To be honest, I find it hard to get a real hate-on for the Hawks, they're such an exciting team to watch and have an equally rich history as the Habs being an Original Six team.

I'm willing to bet that if you had been wearing a Sens jersey or a Leafs jersey where the Sens or Leafs were the opponent... it would have been quite a different experience...

...or maybe that's just the skeptic in me.

Well, the best way to find out is to wear your Sens jersey next time you visit Le Centre Bell for a Sens game LOL.

cool)

PS Ottawa fans have to be the most polite in pro sports...at least as far as I've seen...and I mean that as a sincere compliment.

504Heater wrote:It's all good guys. Just leave the French-Canadian alone and focus on the Habs' fans. Or even better, wait until the Habs fans do something uproariously stupid after they get swept.

For now, the team is a sorry lot, much like we were last year. They will lose and they will put the garbage out. Koivu, Kovalev, Plekanec, Tanguay. All losers of the highest degree. Tanguay might actually rebound - and he might actually want to stay in Montreal.

Koivu will run to the Wild, Kovalev, who knows, Plekanec might stay because he's an RFA, Komisarek has played himself into a 3-3.5 million deal as opposed to a much higher deal, he's been awful.

Hamrlik is a waste of 3 million (he's getting 5.5), they might be able to re-sign Schneider (although I would like to have him).

The only guys worth keeping on their team, are Lang, Markov and Halak. I can't think of much else that I would want to keep.
The best thing is happening to Montreal. They can purge the losers and the guys who have lost the ability to play at high levels and start fresh.

Rebuild time already. Wow.