Some Habs Fans Are Pathetic.. (and I’m not talking the rioters)

Listen.. I’m going to be the one of many, many, many hockey fans out there whom are now routing for the ultimate underdogs in the Stanley Cup playoffs. They’re performance (especially that of Halak) is nothing short of unbelievable and they deserve all the credit which could actually be given to them.

After going down 3-1 in the series vs Washington I for one thought they were done. I was wrong.

No way in hell was I putting them to beat Pittsburgh, the defending Stanley Cup champions and a team which in my opinion had an extreme amount of depth… (if any non-Montreal fans out there actually bet on Montreal to win this series then you in yourself have a right to brag). As soon as they went down 3-1 to them, I again thought it was just a matter of time – sadly though, after seeing how close some of the games were – I started routing for Montreal to win… I mean, who doesn’t love an underdog eh?

So needless to say after putting it away last night quite convincingly, I am extremely excited to see how they perform the rest of the NHL Playoffs. Fact is, if they were to get the Stanley Cup finals even.. wow.. that would really start Habs Mania!

So before I go any further, I’d like to say to all you Montreal Canadiens fans out there.. Congratulations on a well fought series win – it was well deserved and although the team may have lacked talent on paper, the amount of heart and determination showed by the team is something I’ve not seen in a long time.

Ok.. now onto my rant…

Will you Montreal fans stop hating on the damn Pittsburgh Penguins and specifically Sidney Crosby? I should re-iterate that I’m not a Pittsburgh fan but a Tampa Bay fan (yeah.. I know..) and as much as I think Pittsburgh certainly could have gone a lot further, the fact is they didn’t, and they have no one to blame but themselves.

Now that being said .. all you Montreal Fans out there whom are bashing “the Kid” calling him a crybaby, a loser, and everything else under the sun.. I want to remind you of something that happened not too long ago.

It’s called the Olympics.

Do you remember the Olympics or are you too short-minded to remember the single most significant hockey victory in our recent memory? Do you remember whom scored the winning goal? Yeah.. I thought you did.. in case you missed it.. here’s the video..

This.. brings tears to my eyes every time I watch it…

Did you call him a crybaby then? Me neither.. at that moment he could have been prime minister as far as I’m concerned.

Last nights win was a win for a team, not a country.. and as significant as it was.. it pales in comparison, hell they could be knocked out next round in four straight and that would really put a serious dent in the celebrations. I for one hope that doesn’t happen – but I certainly won’t be calling Halak a bum, or Cammeleri a choker.. right now, that’s exactly what you Sid-Haters are doing.

This is my opinion, and I welcome yours.. this is by far the best playoffs I’ve watched in a long time and hell, my team didn’t even make it!

By the way, I purposely did not mention the idiotic riots in Montreal last night.. I don’t even think it’s worth mentioning – nor the people whom started them.