It wasn't so much they were cheering for us but rather *AGAINST* the Bruins. No self-respecting fan of the Montreal Canadian could *EVER* cheer for the Bruins. *EVER*.
i think even moreso, it’s whatever anglo canada is going to hate they are going to like, and vice versa
very impressive game last night. my biggest takehome about the difference between this year and others is we legitimately disrupt the breakout at a high level. it’s not just petey intercepting the odd pass and jtm floating around not trying but snagging a few pucks anyway because his stick being in the passing lane out of good habits. now petey and jtm are disrupting every single breakout, which means our d don’t auto-concede the blueline and back off into the neutral zone every time, hughes approaching like a ray bourque level at holding the line (arguably even more important than him learning to shoot over the summer), and the rest of the forwards, even boeser, being at least a neutral if not a positive in offensive zone puck battles.
i totally forgot what it was like to consistently hem other teams in. the total opposite of spending eight benning years being hemmed into our own zone while the other team counterattacks as a matter of due course.
