It will take Kassian, Tkechuck,Virtanen and Gallaghar one shift to change all that. The level of hate Canadian teams are going to have after this season will be at all time high
There cannot be any boring hockey.
oh really? It'll be higher than when Tucker, Corson, Roberrts, Domi, and Belak were around? Or Orr and Mclaren and Fraser and the very first game with the Habs there was Tinordi, Prust, Murray, Parros etc....?
What's a rivalry to you guys nowadays? JUst some games that sorta have a scrum here and there...the hope that there might be some harsh words?
The rivalries now are usually among fans. And media. Sure the players will prefer playing against these teams, their rivals...a bit. But it will never be what it once was. When guys are seen joking around with each other in warmups and playing frikkin rock paper scissors...I mean.