Ottawa Becoming this Generations Rival?

[Wats]

Bruins are Bruins, doesn't seem to matter which era there is mutual hate/respect. Leafs are the 'historic' rivals for the Habs but they've never really had any meaningful games this generation.

Sens have always been like Buffalo for me, we play a lot but nothing really that meaningful. Nowadays, especially after the 2 playoff series, they are growing on me as a rival. Can we say new rival emerged? Frankly, I'm seeing them more of a rival than I've ever seen the Leafs.

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[Bryson]

For sure.

Habs are in their head now.

 

[psychonaut]

For sure.

Habs are in their head now.

Funny how players sticks break making a pass yet goalies can do that.

 

[Bryson]

Funny how players sticks break making a pass yet goalies can do that.

I'm just talking out of my ass here so perhaps one of the resident goalies can comment but for starters a goalies stick is thicker. Also I am not sure if both types of sticks are made of the same material but you can see that player's sticks are made to bend so that they get that extra power on the shot kind of like a spring. Goalies sticks are made to take the brunt of 100 mile/hour shots.

I think it would take a conserable amount of force to break a goalie stick but here's Mike Smith doing it.

Tim Thomas trying to break his stick but failing lol


and lastly some vintage Carey Price clips

 

[nilan30]

I always said these teams really needed to get some playoff rounds together then it would be good. I think it's been better than Habs/Bruins as of late.

 

[Lshap]

Interesting how two series in a row against Tampa hasn't generated any real dislike of their team or fans, yet Ottawa becomes an instant pebble in our shoe. The difference is with Tampa it's skill against skill, and you can't hold grudges against a team that simply shot the puck better. Ottawa plays the tough-guy role, which is opposite to the Habs' style and guaranteed to make us dislike the team and the fan base that buys into that mindset.

I want to beat Tampa to prove we can; I loved demolishing Ottawa in the playoffs and last night because it feels good to beat-down a bully.

 

[FrankMTL]

Interesting how two series in a row against Tampa hasn't generated any real dislike of their team or fans, yet Ottawa becomes an instant pebble in our shoe. The difference is with Tampa it's skill against skill, and you can't hold grudges against a team that simply shot the puck better. Ottawa plays the tough-guy role, which is opposite to the Habs' style and guaranteed to make us dislike the team and the fan base that buys into that mindset.

I want to beat Tampa to prove we can; I loved demolishing Ottawa in the playoffs and last night because it feels good to beat-down a bully.

The thing with Tampa is they don't have as many players who you feel like punching in the face. With Ottawa, there's Chris Neil, Mark Stone (what a punchable face he has), Borowiecki etc. There's also Gryba who added fuel to the fire even though he's no longer there, Paul Maclean who everybody hated, Smiley Spezza, again who's no longer there but was annoying as hell.

Honestly, I find the Senators have been probably my most disliked team in the last 5 years. Boston obviously too, and the Leafs (to a lesser extent)

 

[Brainiac]

Ottawa has a huge inferiority complex with TO and MTL.

Remove that and there's nothing to fuel the so-called rivalry.

 

[donghabs98]

The thing with Tampa is they don't have as many players who you feel like punching in the face. With Ottawa, there's Chris Neil, Mark Stone (what a punchable face he has), Borowiecki etc. There's also Gryba who added fuel to the fire even though he's no longer there, Paul Maclean who everybody hated, Smiley Spezza, again who's no longer there but was annoying as hell.

Honestly, I find the Senators have been probably my most disliked team in the last 5 years. Boston obviously too, and the Leafs (to a lesser extent)

Don't forget Zach Smith, with Ottawa the hype they get when they are winning is what drives me crazy. You would think the Sens are Cup contenders the way they are hyped when they are winning. With Tampa there isn't too many players I can get annoyed with or hate. Ben Bishop is probably the only one I don't like on that team because of his diving and the fact I don't think he's that good of a goalie.

 

[sharks9]

Interesting how two series in a row against Tampa hasn't generated any real dislike of their team or fans, yet Ottawa becomes an instant pebble in our shoe. The difference is with Tampa it's skill against skill, and you can't hold grudges against a team that simply shot the puck better. Ottawa plays the tough-guy role, which is opposite to the Habs' style and guaranteed to make us dislike the team and the fan base that buys into that mindset.

I want to beat Tampa to prove we can; I loved demolishing Ottawa in the playoffs and last night because it feels good to beat-down a bully.

I think it's the fans more than anything that make me dislike Ottawa.

Other than maybe Pageau and Neil I don't hate their players that much. It was the same with the Leafs recently, not really any players other than Kadri that I dislike but the fans are insufferable.

 

[pm88]

Interesting how two series in a row against Tampa hasn't generated any real dislike of their team or fans, yet Ottawa becomes an instant pebble in our shoe. The difference is with Tampa it's skill against skill, and you can't hold grudges against a team that simply shot the puck better. Ottawa plays the tough-guy role, which is opposite to the Habs' style and guaranteed to make us dislike the team and the fan base that buys into that mindset.

I want to beat Tampa to prove we can; I loved demolishing Ottawa in the playoffs and last night because it feels good to beat-down a bully.

I don't if you can say you "demolished" Ottawa in the playoffs. You guys won the series 4-2, and even then the last game was a 1-0 win. You demolished us last night, no doubt about that. I'll give credit there. It's a very even rivalry in my opinion with no one team dominating over the other. There's games where you guys have controlled us from start to finish, but there's been games where we've been able to throw our weight around and really get under Price's skin and get some pucks past him, and in the playoffs as well.

I know Montreal fans call Ottawa "insignificant" but if you ask their players, I'm sure they'll tell you they get up for these games and the blood gets pumping a little more too

 

[Rapala]

I think it's the fans more than anything that make me dislike Ottawa.

Other than maybe Pageau and Neil I don't hate their players that much. It was the same with the Leafs recently, not really any players other than Kadri that I dislike but the fans are insufferable.

I hate them all every last mother loving one of them.
Boston and Toronto are special kind of hatreds but I hate every eastern team.
Maybe with more success in the Playoffs i'll start hating the west more?

 

[Habitant#1]

I think the rivalry is growing and it's great! Two playoff rounds three years apart will do that.

And with all the changes in Boston, it's not quite the same anymore. Especially with Lucic gone last summer, that was the last of the true rivalry. I still hate Chara with a passion though.

 

[Davebo*]

I'll give credit there.

Who cares - why are you even posting over here?

It's a very even rivalry in my opinion with no one team dominating over the other.

Sure keep telling yourself that - over on the sens board - where they might be gullible enough to believe that.

 

[Brainiac]

I know Montreal fans call Ottawa "insignificant" but if you ask their players, I'm sure they'll tell you they get up for these games and the blood gets pumping a little more too

You got it wrong. Ottawa fans are not insignifiant, they're insufferable. But the fact you're not out there in significant numbers makes it a little easier for us.

No really, I'm just joking. Pretty sure some of you guys are OK. But I've had some seriously strange encounters with Ottawa fans and on more than one occasion. I've been yelled at by livid Sens fans in a sports bar after politely introducing myself. It could even get to some not suitable insults to my wife who was wearing Habs gear. OK guys, we'll just back off and enjoy our beers. And that was in Montreal!

For me, hockey is just a game and I'll never miss an occasion to make a new friend even if he cheers for another team. But it seems you just can't do that with Sens fans.

 

[Phenom]

I don't have that excitement anymore that i used to have when we face the Bruins. The games feel so bland and they're not as good as they used to be. Miss Lucie

Our biggest rivals are the Sens along side with the Rangers and Tampa. There's a playoff atmosphere to it.

 

[Lshap]

I don't if you can say you "demolished" Ottawa in the playoffs. You guys won the series 4-2, and even then the last game was a 1-0 win. You demolished us last night, no doubt about that. I'll give credit there. It's a very even rivalry in my opinion with no one team dominating over the other. There's games where you guys have controlled us from start to finish, but there's been games where we've been able to throw our weight around and really get under Price's skin and get some pucks past him, and in the playoffs as well.

I know Montreal fans call Ottawa "insignificant" but if you ask their players, I'm sure they'll tell you they get up for these games and the blood gets pumping a little more too

No doubt both teams get pumped when they play each other. There's a real dislike, and I'd never call Ottawa insignificant as a team. I think those comments come from the comparisons with our rivalry with Boston. Not the Sens fault, but you can't weigh our two playoff series against the decades of hate we've had with Boston. Both are legit rivalries, but the Bruins rivalry has gone through generations of fans and stars.

As to the adjective game, it doesn't really matter if we use "Demolished", "Squeaked by" or "Owned". The only thing either side cares about is the final score.

 

[Lshap]

You got it wrong. Ottawa fans are not insignifiant, they're insufferable. But the fact you're not out there in significant numbers makes it a little easier for us.

No really, I'm just joking. Pretty sure some of you guys are OK. But I've had some seriously strange encounters with Ottawa fans and on more than one occasion. I've been yelled at by livid Sens fans in a sports bar after politely introducing myself. It could even get to some not suitable insults to my wife who was wearing Habs gear. OK guys, we'll just back off and enjoy our beers. And that was in Montreal!

For me, hockey is just a game and I'll never miss an occasion to make a new friend even if he cheers for another team. But it seems you just can't do that with Sens fans.

I know one Sens fan (who I'm seeing tonight) and he's on the loud side. In fairness though, imagine being a rival fan in such a massive and intense hockey market like Montreal. He's a nice guy in normal conversation, but he does overcompensate when hockey's brought up. Good timing seeing him tonight.

 

[Ghetto Sangria]

Ottawa has a huge inferiority complex with TO and MTL.

Remove that and there's nothing to fuel the so-called rivalry.

That's ******** now... The Sens fans did a good job of creating this rivalry. They do have an inferiority complex, but the rivalry is there one way or another.

 

[MXD]

I can't understand the hate vs. Pageau. Well, other than the fact he plays quite well against us. Then again, he played for the Olympiques, so that's probably why I cannot get myself to hate him.

 

[Lebowski]

As much as some people try to deny it, it's probably ahead of Bruins' games nowadays. Rivalries are built in the playoffs, and you can see it's a different ball game for the players involved in Habs - Sens games. There's just a lot more intensity.

And beyond what happens on the ice, there's somewhat of a rivalry between the fans of the two fanbases as well. A lot of it comes from the never-ending Subban vs. Karlsson bickering, and that just adds fuel to the already intense playoff series.

No doubt Boston could get back on top after a playoff meeting, but lately it just hasn't been the same. Lucic is gone, Chara is on the decline, the team as a whole isn't a force to be reckoned with like it used to be... It was fun when we were constantly upsetting them as the underdog. Nowadays, it just isn't the same.

 

[kalessin]

I can't understand the hate vs. Pageau. Well, other than the fact he plays quite well against us. Then again, he played for the Olympiques, so that's probably why I cannot get myself to hate him.

Most punchable face on a team full of people whose faces need punching, probably.

 

[psychonaut]

1 playoff series with Toronto and that one will be past Ottawa.

 

[M.C.G. 31]

Easily. After two hate-filled playoff series', they're huge rivals of ours. After Boston, they're our biggest rivals.

 

[TT1]

watching PK vs EK is definitely fun, both teams play physically aswell