What's the deal Habs fans?

by Stanley Cup of Chowder on Oct 16, 2008 11:43 AM EDT

OK, I can understand booing Michael Ryder every time he touched the puck last night. It was his first game back in Montreal since signing with the rival Boston Bruins. I get that, but why boo Zdeno Chara every time he touches the puck in a regular season game in October? This practice of booing Chara every time he gets the puck has gone on for years now. I have heard many different reasons for why: everything from "he boarded Kovalev one time" to "it throws him off his game". So, what's the deal Habs fans? What is the REAL reason? Do you not like the way he treats your diving divas? Is it because he has a better command of the English language than you? Is it because he is the captain of your bitter rivals? Did he have sex with all of your girlfriends and now you are planning to take him down like Tim Meadows in "The Ladies Man"? What's the deal Habs fans? I would really like to know.

Pourquoi vous boo Zdeno Chara chaque fois qu'il touche le galet ?

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It goes back to his days with the Sens probably. He clobbered Ivanans to oblivion, wich I guess didn't sit well with fans, then he later got rattled in a game where Kovalev undressed him and owned him. At that point, he was already a target. Then he signed a big fat contract with the worst team he could find.

All in all, he's been around for awhile with the sens and bruins, got involved in a lot of scuffles with the Habs over that time, he's big/noticeable, so we hate him! He also showed on occasion that it could get to him, so...

I don't see what gets people so weirded out on that point...

by laydownthelaw on Oct 16, 2008 5:48 PM EDT reply actions

As annoying as booing Chara is, I it should be taken as a complement. It their acknowledgement that he's one of the best players on the ice. But Habs fans in general seem too caught up in the cheering and jeering and less caught up into the acutal hockey taking place on the ice. I think booing Ryder is worse. The Habs gave Ryder the shaft big time last year. They didn't want him on their team do begin with.

by Araev16 on Oct 17, 2008 8:44 AM EDT reply actions