10 Reasons Why I Won’t Root for the The Canadiens
I imagine I’ll get a few comments from my friends who live in Montreal or people who call themselves Habs fans but c’mon really… As a die-hard Canucks fan, you won’t see me trade the Orca for the “CH.” Why?
1. Because contrary to popular belief, Montreal is NOT ‘Canada’s team.’ Canada’s team won the gold medal back in February.
2. Speaking of which, who’s playing for the Habs? Ah yes, Brian Gionta and Scott Gomez of…TEAM USA! What’s that? Kesler plays for the Canucks? Oh man, please don’t get me started on that guy. What a bum!
3. If you look at the rosters, the Habs aren’t the team with most Canadian-born players on their roster. You know who does Canucks fans? Chicago.
4. You know which team leads with the most BC born players? Ah yes… Chicago.
5. You know which team leads with the most Team Canada players? San Jose…but Chicago’s second.
6. Which team has ZERO Team Canada players? Montreal.
7. The Canadiens spell “Canadian” with an E. What’s up with that?
8. What exactly is a Hab? Les Habitants? Is that French for hockey? Does it matter?
9. Does anybody else find it odd that their logo has an H in it, and the letter H is NOWHERE TO BE FOUND in “Montreal Canadiens.”
10. Montreal is in Quebec. I think there are more US flags in BC then there are Canadian flags in Quebec.
In the end, I won’t deny it. It’d be a pretty crazy accomplishment for the Habs to win the Cup as an 8 seed. It’s pretty remarkable they beat the Washington capital C for Choke Capitals, and the Pittsburgh Penguins who have several players that played won the Cup last year in 7 and played in the Olympics (is anyone surprised they’re gassed? not me). But what’s more remarkable is that people are trying to convince me they’re Canada’s team. Please.
If the Habs win the Cup, good for them. But you won’t find me cheering.
You’ll hear me say “booo!” And I don’t mean goal in French.
