xXx..CK..xXx Posted October 7, 2015 Share Posted October 7, 2015 Ha! Not bad at all. That's definitely how I feel about Ottawa - a pain-in-the-ass cling-on of a franchise, not worthy to wipe the Habs' behinds, that beats us often enough to be aggravating. Kind of like the Hartford Whalers used to be. The Habs' TRUE rival - and one of the greatest rivalries in all of sports - is Boston. And only the TO hype machine fails to understand this. I don't see the Habs/Leafs as a genuine or authentic rivalry because it has not been sustained by anything that is actually hockey-related since 1967. It is simply a product of a Toronto-driven nostalgic media/fan narrative that likes to play make-believe that their pathetic franchise is somehow equivalent to the infinitely greater, more successful and more relevant Montreal Canadiens. And we Habs fans dread losing to Toronto purely because such losses feed into this delusional hype-machine narrative - the lunatic self-importance of the Toronto-centric vortex - not because the games matter in hockey terms or because there is anything authentic at stake between the two teams. You can see the artificiality of the rivalry in the way the two teams tend to actually play when they meet. The Leafs are always jacked up, super excited, playing at their absolute best; the Habs' players, while they follow the requisite media script of talking about the rivalry, etc., generally play like it's just another night at the office. Compare the intensity the Habs invariably bring to games against the Bruins. It's no contest. Well, hopefully the Habs are jacked up tonight. I've read a lot about how the Habs should win this game and I guess they should but I do not expect it to be easy. Hopefully we win 5-1 and begin the new era of not so close games vs the Leafs. Excited for a new season. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
habs rule Posted October 7, 2015 Share Posted October 7, 2015 Ha! Not bad at all. That's definitely how I feel about Ottawa - a pain-in-the-ass cling-on of a franchise, not worthy to wipe the Habs' behinds, that beats us often enough to be aggravating. Kind of like the Hartford Whalers used to be. The Habs' TRUE rival - and one of the greatest rivalries in all of sports - is Boston. And only the TO hype machine fails to understand this. I don't see the Habs/Leafs as a genuine or authentic rivalry because it has not been sustained by anything that is actually hockey-related since 1967. It is simply a product of a Toronto-driven nostalgic media/fan narrative that likes to play make-believe that their pathetic franchise is somehow equivalent to the infinitely greater, more successful and more relevant Montreal Canadiens. And we Habs fans dread losing to Toronto purely because such losses feed into this delusional hype-machine narrative - the lunatic self-importance of the Toronto-centric vortex - not because the games matter in hockey terms or because there is anything authentic at stake between the two teams. You can see the artificiality of the rivalry in the way the two teams tend to actually play when they meet. The Leafs are always jacked up, super excited, playing at their absolute best; the Habs' players, while they follow the requisite media script of talking about the rivalry, etc., generally play like it's just another night at the office. Compare the intensity the Habs invariably bring to games against the Bruins. It's no contest. There is a lot of truth in what you say CC. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Machine of Loving Grace Posted October 7, 2015 Share Posted October 7, 2015 Toronto is a divisional rival with a lot of history and baggage with Montreal. That's absolutely true. But we have been in the same division for like 15 years now and haven't had a single playoff series. I think if Montreal and Toronto were playing each other in the same frequency as Montreal and Ottawa, we'd care a lot more. That said, playoff isn't always what creates a rivalry. If that was the case, we'd care when we played Philly in the regular season. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Toronthab Posted October 7, 2015 Share Posted October 7, 2015 First period jitters? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Stogey24 Posted October 7, 2015 Share Posted October 7, 2015 Sucks we don't get to see what Kassian can do tonight Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Habs30/31 Posted October 7, 2015 Share Posted October 7, 2015 There is no rivalry here. Teams have met once in the play offs in the last last forty five years. A sweep by the Habs no less. ha! Leafs are in their usual spot too , the joke of the league. Habs should, and are expected to win this game hands down. Habs have the big three Price, P.K, Pax ...........loafs cant come close to matching that. Heck they are not even trying to...............cause its rebuild number what? 4,368. GO HABS Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Trizzak Posted October 7, 2015 Share Posted October 7, 2015 Calling it: Dutch Gretzky gets our first goal of the season. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Habs30/31 Posted October 7, 2015 Share Posted October 7, 2015 Pax ! first shot of the year! ha! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
brobin Posted October 7, 2015 Share Posted October 7, 2015 Sweet...the captain on his first shot.... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RobRock Posted October 7, 2015 Share Posted October 7, 2015 SCORES!!!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Stogey24 Posted October 7, 2015 Share Posted October 7, 2015 Wow! What a pass! First shot, first goal two years in a row Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Trizzak Posted October 7, 2015 Share Posted October 7, 2015 Calling it: Dutch Gretzky gets our first goal of the season. Yep, good ol' Weise giving up his nickname to Pacioretty this season... 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RobRock Posted October 7, 2015 Share Posted October 7, 2015 Weise taps the post on a three-on-two Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Meller93 Posted October 7, 2015 Share Posted October 7, 2015 PATCHESSS, and I have him in the pool suckaaassss Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Trizzak Posted October 7, 2015 Share Posted October 7, 2015 Guys, who is coaching Toronto this year? The announcers are BARELY mentioning him. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RobRock Posted October 7, 2015 Share Posted October 7, 2015 Habs get the first PP of the game. Let's see what this year's team can do up a skater. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
brobin Posted October 7, 2015 Share Posted October 7, 2015 Lol, retaliation.... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RobRock Posted October 7, 2015 Share Posted October 7, 2015 Smith-Pelley nullifies the PP. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sbhatt Posted October 7, 2015 Share Posted October 7, 2015 DSP had the right idea, but half-assed it. If you're gonna retaliate, don't come in and wrestle a guy...cross-check him to the ice hard or just flat out drop your gloves and mug him...send a damn message. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Habs30/31 Posted October 7, 2015 Share Posted October 7, 2015 DSP had the right idea, but half-assed it. If you're gonna retaliate, don't come in and wrestle a guy...cross-check him to the ice hard or just flat out drop your gloves and mug him...send a damn message. YOU GOT THAT RIGHT ! unfortunately this team does not. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RobRock Posted October 7, 2015 Share Posted October 7, 2015 If you're gonna jump in and defend a guy, knowing you're going on the powerplay, you have to make sure you take someone else with you, get at least another roughing call. otherwise, file it away for later in the game, hopefully with a clean hit. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Stogey24 Posted October 7, 2015 Share Posted October 7, 2015 Zzz Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Habs30/31 Posted October 7, 2015 Share Posted October 7, 2015 If you're gonna jump in and defend a guy, knowing you're going on the powerplay, you have to make sure you take someone else with you, get at least another roughing call. otherwise, file it away for later in the game, hopefully with a clean hit. Yep but as was stated, SP did not do anything that even bothered a leaf enough to engage....hard to take someone with you when all they did was laugh at ya. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RobRock Posted October 7, 2015 Share Posted October 7, 2015 NOW, we go on the powerplay Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Neech Posted October 7, 2015 Share Posted October 7, 2015 Leafs still dirty. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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