Well at least they bounced the lafs out in spectacular fashion, I'll take that. Doubt they get past the next round.
Again, same thing was said before the Jets. And the final four is already quite the accomplishment, at least on paper. Doubt there will be an asterix next to this season
I would have taken a Habs loss in round 1 and Leafs loss in round 2 over this by far. Both teams would have stayed irrelevant that way. Jets might still had their momentum and maybe Schefeile doesn't mess up and plays every game. Jets are really not the same team without him.
Montreal TV/Radio coverage is fun/fascinating to listen when they lose or at least stay average, but it becomes unbearable when they win (extremely bipolar). I don't think the degree of homerism is matched by anything else. They have a pure blood like Makar not playing and they have basically Erik Karlsson coming up in Mattias Norlinder. Their Jersey is the best (even though it's probably one of the ugliest in reality). Even Youpi is the greatest mascot in the universe.
Not sure if it was Rantanen (it was a player of that caliber) but last year (so before Price got hot these playoffs), someone was suggesting trading Carey Price for Mikko Rantanen... I mean lol, it's like us suggesting that we could get Rantanen for Matt Murray, who is 7 years younger, costs 4.25 less per year and has 2 rings. It was not a delusional fan saying that, it was a media that is heard every freaking day by a lot of people.
I received a text from 2 hockey friends yesterday, inviting me to go celebrate the Habs downtown. I was like, man it appears we haven't played in a while, I'm not Habs fan, don't you remember? He was like "yeah but it's worth it to become a Habs fan right now"... I said I tried before but never could, it's like going to a concert with music you just don't like. I told them I wouldn't pout but also wouldn't celebrate so it's better to stay within Habs fans to maximize their trip. I went downtown last wednesday, but with a friend who doesn't care about hockey so our evening wasn't about the Habs. Imagine as a Sens fan going in the middle of Leafs fans watching the game on a big outside screen.
As we discussed earlier, I guess it must be somewhat similar for people in Ontario when they are trying to shove the Leafs down your throat at all times, even during games that has nothing to do with them. That's why I have to avoid listening to MTL media coverage as it becomes too annoying.
And for the record, if Ottawa in a similar position would suddenly be the best team, with the greatest history in the early 1900's, the best jersey, the best arena, the best mascot, the best owner (lol), the best everything, then I'd be annoyed too, even as a long time fan.