Threat Level heightened to Bleu, Blanc, et Rouge
by Stanley Cup of Chowder on Apr 12, 2009 11:00 PM EDT
27 comments
ATTENTION RESIDENTS OF BOSTON: THE THREAT LEVEL HAS BEEN HEIGHTENED TO BLEU, BLANC ET ROUGE
Please do not be alarmed by the influx of flag waving, chanting Quebecois roaming the streets of our fair city. We are not under attack from the People's Republic of Quebec. They are simply here to support their cowardly, dishonorable hockey heroes in an vain attempt to upset the #1 seed in the Eastern Conference and salvage the train wreck known as the Centennial Celebration. Although these individuals are mostly harmless clowns in Euro Trash clothing, city officials have issued some precautions. Women are warned not to leave their handbags unattended. Retailers are being warned to stock up on Ed Hardy bedazzled t-shirts, Celine Dion CDs, and mega hold gel. Police have also been instructed to carry extra fire extinguishers in their patrol vehicles as an added precaution in the unforeseeable event that the Habs win the series. Scalpers on Causeway Street have been instructed to charge no less than 3 times face value to anyone wearing a Habs jersey or anyone with the slightest hint of a French-Canadian accent not wearing a Bergeron #37 or Bourque #77 jersey. The City of Boston has been in close communication with TSA officials and U.S Customs & Border Protection to ensure that most of these Habs fans are not granted access to the United States, however it is inevitable that some will pass through our borders and reach the City of Boston. There is reliable intelligence that the Northern regions of Vermont are even harboring these supporters of Les Habitants. Go about your normal daily routine but be vigilant.
A CHALLENGE TO B's FANS: STAY CLASSY BOSTON!
As much as I joke around about Habs fans and the rivalry between Boston and Montreal, the reality is that it is just a game. We are all passionate about the sport of hockey and the team that we support, but that passion should not lead you to resort to violent attacks. The violence belongs on the ice, not the stands. Boston sports fans have gained somewhat of a bad reputation in recent years. Let's try to keep it classy this year. Cheer hard for the B's and make The Garden a building that visiting teams don't want to play in but keep it classy. That means no urinating on the balcony and no starting fights in the stands. Also, think of something more original than "You're gay!" and please do not boo the Canadian National Anthem. These actions by a small group of fans tarnishes the reputation of one of the most storied franchises in the NHL and city of Boston as a whole....and most importantly it subjects us all to the ridiculous one beer at a time limit during B's-Habs games.
0 recs |
27 comments
|
Email
Print
Comments
One beer limits are a terrible thing. Try not to kick anyone’s head in.
Join me on the Hockey Blog Adventure!
by Cornelius Hardenbergh on Apr 12, 2009 11:10 PM EDT reply actions 0 recs
Amen..
That’s right. Stay Classy. There’s been a rash of idiots chanting USA USA USA, and booing the anthem, along with being completely disrespectful during any game vs. a north of the border team. Most of these kids dont’ realize the majority of our players aren’t from the US, and any fan in another sweater knows 100 times more about the history of the game than they do. Have fun, but dont’ be an idiot. We’re the same city that a few years ago was praised for cheering their anthem after they booed ours. Let’s get back to that.
by 311Crew on Apr 13, 2009 9:14 AM EDT reply actions 0 recs
Nicely done
As a Montrealer now living in Boston, I wanted to commend you on navigating the funny AND the classy. I’ll be rooting – and hard – against the Bruins this year. . . but that’s no reason for either teams’ fans to be jerks. Rarely in my forty years of rooting for the Habs have I felt so little hope going into a match-up against the Bruins and I certainly do not look forward to the trash-talking that will inevitably befall me at work. However, I do hope that Boston fans can stay sufficiently sober to not attack Habs fans in droves and embarrass the city in the process. The newer generation of Canadiens fans who travel with the team aren’t old enough to know what can happen to them if they cheer their team against a populace of Bruins fans who actually care: I just hope that it doesn’t end up with bloodshed off the ice.
I won’t say good luck because that would be disingenuous – and because it is my team that needs the good fortune – but I do congratulate you on your highly entertaining blog entry which was referenced in our top notch Canadiens blog sponsored by the Montreal Gazette newspaper. In lieu of the more common “may the best team win”, I offer the following: may the most struggling team pull one out of a hat. . . Make no mistake, this is the most tormented Habs team I’ve ever seen; there will indeed be something to the ghosts should the Habs seriously compete (think Bruins, 2008) and/or win.
by dougfromhio on Apr 13, 2009 9:46 AM EDT reply actions 0 recs
Interesting...
I wonder if Patrice Bergeron will join in.
by questionss on Apr 13, 2009 9:59 AM EDT reply actions 0 recs
But please, feel free to boo Kovalev EVERY SINGLE TIME he touches the puck.
by HoneyBunchOfOates on Apr 13, 2009 10:24 AM EDT reply actions 0 recs
Perfect!
As a lifelong Montrealer, I applaud your article! Boston is a great sports town and completely worthy of the rivalry we have. Don’t worry about class…you’re so much classier than Philly…
by TallHabsFan on Apr 13, 2009 10:54 AM EDT reply actions 0 recs
Look out!
8th comment hopefully youre server doesn’t overload!!
go H I/O!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
by habs31 on Apr 13, 2009 11:13 AM EDT reply actions 0 recs
Quality over quantity.
Pension Plan Puppets: A Toronto Maple Leafs blog and a group therapy session.
by PPP on Apr 13, 2009 1:28 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
as long as it doesnt turn into a complete street fight, i like the bruins chances this year. at the very least, itll be a great series to watch and for the game, yankees sox looks less exciting than this series to me
by ub3reric on Apr 13, 2009 12:22 PM EDT reply actions 0 recs
Can you be any dumber?
You do realize that this comment would be insulting to the following CANADIAN players:
Patrice Bergeron (French Canadian)
Byron Bitz
Chuck Kobasew
Milan Lucic
Mark Recchi
Michael Ryder
Marc Savard (French Canadian)
Shawn Thornton
Stephane Yelle (French Canadian)
Andrew Ference
Shane Hnidy
Steve Montador
Aaron Ward (Nicest guy ever)
Dennis Wideman
Manny Fernandez
Hmmmm…. Seems that you wouldn’t have much of a team if it weren’t for Canadian hockey players.
So before you start to insult the true nation of hockey, remember that no matter where they play, those players are Canadians at heart. Canada is, and will always be a much better hockey nation than the USA.
Thank you.
by habsfan84 on Apr 13, 2009 12:51 PM EDT reply actions 0 recs
Clearly, your reading comprehension skills are lacking. It was intended to be a good-natured shot at Habs fans NOT Canadians. In fact, I have a lot of respect for Canada. I hate when Bruins fans boo the Canadian National Anthem considering most of the team is from Canada. I was not insulting Canadians, I was insulting Habs fans.
by Stanley Cup of Chowder on Apr 13, 2009 1:20 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
Get Used To It
Habs fans aren’t the most literate bunch…think of them as Canada’s Flyers fans ;)
Pension Plan Puppets: A Toronto Maple Leafs blog and a group therapy session.
by PPP on Apr 13, 2009 1:28 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
I read the whole thing and habsfan84’s response. I’m a Habs fan so that should sway me to his side, if anything.
Two minutes, unsportsmanlike conduct, habs fan.
by dougfromhio on Apr 13, 2009 1:51 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
was there a comment that got edited out?
Or was this in response to the original blog post? I thought the tongue-in-cheek humor and hyperbole of the original post was pronounced enough that it was meant to be a comedic jab, not a nationalistic insult. The same way if a Habs blog were to denigrate us as a bunch of non-R pronouncing, horrible drivers whose middle fingers are permanently locked in the “up position,” it’d be largely joking.
In any case, just count this as a plea to not change your writing style, as I’ve enjoyed it since I got here.
by jctsai12 on Apr 13, 2009 8:11 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
That is what my intention for the post was. Some people got it and others didn’t.
I didn’t delete any of the comments. I generally do not delete comments unless they are completely inappropriate. I want this site to be a place where hockey fans can come to voice their opinions.
Thanks for your kind words and feedback. I try write posts that are both informative as well as entertaining. I try to pick my spots when I write posts like this. I will continue to write this sort of post in addition to my coverage of the games and the team.
by Stanley Cup of Chowder on Apr 13, 2009 8:35 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
There’s a reason he only mentioned the People’s Republic of Quebec.
Pension Plan Puppets: A Toronto Maple Leafs blog and a group therapy session.
by PPP on Apr 13, 2009 1:31 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
This lifelong Habs fan predicts Bruins in 5 (maybe 6).
I just don’t see this going very far – goal, defense, forwards – Bruins are stronger everwhere – Habs would need to have a miraculous power play to have a hope of competing in this series!
by Habs Guy on Apr 13, 2009 2:32 PM EDT reply actions 0 recs
Do as Don Cherry compliments us for doing:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7TxpxFqAV4I&feature=quicklist
I think thats the best response to the booing of the National Anthem up in good ol’ Montreal
by HoneyBunchOfOates on Apr 13, 2009 4:00 PM EDT reply actions 0 recs
I have a hard time booing anything that Rene Rancourt is singing. I’ll have that man sing at my wedding if he’s still doing his fist pump when that day comes around.
by kessler on Apr 13, 2009 5:24 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
I’ll have him sing at my funeral, and people will still cheer.
by HoneyBunchOfOates on Apr 15, 2009 3:19 AM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
That man is a legend. Fist pumps and salutes all around for the man in the tuxedo with the golden pipes.
by Stanley Cup of Chowder on Apr 15, 2009 10:04 AM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
That video was from 8 years ago! Fans at the Bell Centre don’t boo the national anthem anymore, Believe me I work at the Bell Centre! And as a Habs fan there are some idiot fans who spoil it for all of us, that make us look bad. Either way I still think Boston is taking this series in 5 games. All I have to say is good luck to the Habs! They will sure need it! Congrats Bean Town on an awesome regular season and good luck in the playoffs!
by MoreCupsThanBruins on Apr 13, 2009 10:21 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
Unless they do math differently up north…
That video was from 2004
2004
+ 8
=2012
by HoneyBunchOfOates on Apr 15, 2009 3:18 AM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
Sorry, you were right about the video, was in 2004, was only because I thought Juneau played for the Habs last in 2001-2002. I checked when the last time he played for the Habs and it was in 03-04. Either way, I don’t hear any booing at the Bell Centre anymore….Since that time…I do owe it to Boston, that was very classy!
by MoreCupsThanBruins on Apr 15, 2009 2:31 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
I just find it funny how much Boston complains about Habs fans going to games in Boston…..You wouldn’t have to worry about that if you would sell all of your tickets like Montreal does!
by MoreCupsThanBruins on Apr 13, 2009 10:13 PM EDT reply actions 0 recs
Comments For This Post Are Closed
Secondary Sidebar
FanPosts
Community blog posts and discussion.
Certain photos copyright © 2009 by Associated Press or Getty Images. Any commercial use or distribution without the express written consent of Associated Press and Getty Images is strictly prohibited.
