From The Branches

by PPP on Apr 29, 2008 10:53 AM EDT in News

As Playoff Hate dictates, now that the sens and Flames are out of the playoffs the real Leaf fans' attention moves to the Habs and making sure that they get eliminated post-haste. Thankfully, Carey Price - being a closet Leaf fan - is doing his best to speed up the elimination process. Last night his glove hand was exposed twice. His glove hand has been beyond weak. Where have I heard that before. The two periods of work brought Price's stats to seven goals allowed in his last 35 shots faced. The Messiah isn't handling this playoff hockey thing so well. Maybe it's time for a change. Ah schadenfreude, you're my best friend.

Here are some other things to read:

Steve tells us that Kaberle is going to be the Czech national team's captain. Does this put him on the fast track to skipper the Leafs?
CuseAdelphia doesn't even mention the BS ejection for Hatcher or Plekanec's chickenshit attempt to injure Umberger.
Matt P. reports on the desecration of the Rocky statue. Living up to their stereotype, Flyers fans then booed the Canadian national anthem. Yes, the anthem of Daniel Briere, Mike Richards, Jeff Carter, and Martin Biron among others. Stay classy Philadelphia.
Greener thinks that Habs fans have shown enough to believe that they will find a new way to one-up their Philly brethren.
Eyebeleaf laments another wasted season by the Raptors. BC, this advice is free: 1. Trade TJ. 2. Get a real centre. No, Rasho is not a real centre.

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Low bridging

I have noticed that the "low bridging" penalty is an NHL rule that only applies to the Maple Leafs. So get over it guys.

by penaltyshotsca on Apr 29, 2008 11:09 AM EDT 0 recs

No kidding

I also don't understand how the Downie scuffle turned into a powerplay for the Habs. If everyone in the scrum was going to be taken then why not Begin?

by PPP on Apr 29, 2008 11:15 AM EDT up 0 recs

wait a minute

What sort of Leafs fans root for Philly over Montreal?

by Chemmy on Apr 29, 2008 2:17 PM EDT 0 recs

Ummm...

We all should. You can't put aside over 80 years of rivalry and hatred just because the Flyers have recently been a pain in the ass.

The greater evil is the Habs getting past Philly. After this round, we can cheer against Philly again.

Although, realistically, we're all cheering on the meteor.

by PPP on Apr 29, 2008 2:46 PM EDT up 0 recs

Meteor

Goooooo Space Rock!

by jaredolondon on Apr 29, 2008 2:48 PM EDT up 0 recs

not meteor...

go Jared's playoff hate ray-thingy!

or my favourite, "GO banana!"

by loser domi on Apr 29, 2008 5:46 PM EDT up 0 recs

the Habs

The thing is, Montreal already has 24 cups. If they win another one who cares? If Philly wins the cup this year we'll all have to hear about how they went from 30th to 1st in one season, and not about how they're cheapshot goons who injured a lot of players (Patrice Bergeron anyone?).

Sorry, I don't want Montreal to win the cup, but their team isn't hockey cancer like Philly.

by Chemmy on Apr 29, 2008 4:22 PM EDT up 0 recs

Montreal Fans

They've won 2 cups in almost 30 years and we never stop hearing about it. Imagine if they won this year?

I guess it's also because we live in Canada and you live in New York.

by PPP on Apr 29, 2008 4:37 PM EDT up 0 recs

Flyers = Satan

I don't even allow Philadelphia cream cheese in this house. Phillies, hate them. 76ers, hate them. F**king Flyers, hate them to the nth power. Philadelphia and Philadelphians show their crack, even on a bell.

Philadelphia Flyers have been a bunch of goons all their life, it doesn't matter who they were before they don that stinking sweater. They won the cup twice by injuring the opposition. Because of them the NHL had to impose the anti-bench clearing rule. Bobby what's-his-name is the worse one. Once the other teams stood up to them, they disappeared from the playoffs. Now its time for the Habs to take them out.

by leosc on Apr 30, 2008 10:20 AM EDT up 0 recs

Philly V Habs

I hate both teams, so very very very much.
Choosing one is like choosing which testicle I'd rather be punched in.
I want the Habs fans to loose slightly more on the fact that it will crush their fans a helluva lot more than the Flyers loosing would hurt their stand apes.
After the Sens tanked out in the first and their regular season fall from grace, it would only be fitting the the first place Canadians (saying that makes me want to punch myself in the throat) loose to the knuckle draggers of the NHL.
Plus, I know that whoever wins is going to get lit the hell up by the Pens. So I'm really not that worried.

by jaredolondon on Apr 30, 2008 10:28 AM EDT up 0 recs

Penguins

That's the saving grace. The buzzsaw that is the Pens will decimate the winner.

That's another reason to want the Habs to lose (writing it that way makes it much more palatable) because they and their franchise savious gets embarrassed in this round and then the Flyers get demolished by their in-state rival. It's the perfect plan.

by PPP on Apr 30, 2008 10:47 AM EDT up 0 recs

Habs Hatred

I rationalize this is by telling myself I'm not cheering for the Flyers to win, I'm cheering for the Habs to lose.

I was an undergrad when the Habs won their last Cup and I'd rather eat a platter of dirt sandwiches washed down with the sweat of 1,000 hobos than have to live through that media circle jerk again.

by mf37 on Apr 29, 2008 10:23 PM EDT 0 recs