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Habs riot myths
12 Comments Nice analysis. Excellent myth busting. Fans at Centre Bell are usually classier than other hockey fans. Trust me, I’ve been to Boston, New York, Buffalo, Detroit and Florida. I’ve been spitted on, pushed, insulted, thrown beer on, ect. I own season tickets in a hot spot in the bleachers and I garantee you that we are classier. Of course, I am comparing drunk hockey fans. I am not ...
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Four Habs Fans — Bullet points for what you missed while having nightmares of coming up with some sort of content on the morning after a night with no games, and the big hockey story is that Brian Burke is going nowhere... Some final thoughts on the riot: Montreal blogger Fagstein has what is the definitive first-person photo essay to prove his point about a lot of media-created myths. But being the sick fucks we are, we'll take SLC's brilliant satirical take, thank you; Speaking of brilliance, if you didn't catch our self-pimping link to HF10's Bruins ...

Eulogy: Remembering the 2007-08 Montreal Canadiens
Puck Daddy — ... 2000, 2001, 2003, 2007), bowing out in the first round (1994, 1996, 1997, 2006), or, as on three previous occasions, flaming out in the second round (1998, 2002, 2004). Speaking of flames, the Canadiens' first series victory in four seasons was met with the calm (video) and controlled reaction that is expected from a fan base that has been historically stoic (video) and reserved (video) in victory as in defeat. Of course, it is impossible to believe that any of those thousands were real fans. In the end, the pressure of being likened to one of ...

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