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Round 2 | Montréal vs. Boston

Re: The Second Round Thread

CH1 said:
BTW, every fan in every Canadian city is convinced the CBC hates their team. It's ridiculous. It's not their job to say things like "that other team might as well pack it in, it's better to switch channels because this game is over"
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There's one Canadian city where you don't hear many fans complaining about the coverage on HNIC: Toronto.

Think about it: what is the main complaint that fans have when it comes to the coverage? Not that Don Cherry has outlived his usefulness, that Ron Maclean is Gary Bettman's lackey or that PJ Stock is a fatuous idiot or anything vague and esoteric. It's one complaint and one complaint only:

Pro-Toronto bias.

Two teams on the ice but only one that ever seems to matter (whether that team is actually playing or not) When the playoffs begin and the first Saturday night telecast features Nazem Khadri as a special guest (so they can have a convenient excuse to spend the intermissions ignoring the games they're supposed to be covering in favour of a Leafs' hot stove discussion) you know where their priorities lie and also that the charges leveled against them are valid.
 
The Toronto board complains about the CBC's anti-Leaf bias incessantly.
 
You guys are seriously underestimating the team that finished first overall. They also have home ice.

As much as I'd love to make quick work of the Ruins, I just don't see it.
 
DonKay said:
Well we go in as the heavy underdogs.....

Will the Bruins have just the right amount of off time? Not too much not too little
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Underdogs? Yes. Heavy? I don't think so IMO.

Ken Campbell of The Hockey News last week said Habs vs Bruins is a toss up, going on to say the Bruins have a clear advantage over every team in the Conf, "except the Habs who are their Kryptonite".

As I posted a couple of weeks back, I was surprised how many legit journalists had the Habs as the Eastern Conf reps at the Finals.
 
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Habsy said:
You guys are seriously underestimating the team that finished first overall. They also have home ice.

As much as I'd love to make quick work of the Ruins, I just don't see it.
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I gotta assume they're being sarcastic...if we win it it'll be a long one
 
Sal_Butera said:
Underdogs? Yes. Heavy? I don't think so IMO.

Ken Campbell of The Hockey News last week said Habs vs Bruins is a toss up, going on to say the Bruins have a clear advantage over every team in the Conf, "except the Habs who are their Kryptonite".

As I posted a couple of weeks back, I was surprised how many legit journalists had the Habs as the Eastern Conf reps at the Finals.
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I don't think that is a good thing. I would rather teams head into a series with the Habs underestimating them.
 
Re: The Second Round Thread

WeHaveMoreCupsThanYou said:
There's one Canadian city where you don't hear many fans complaining about the coverage on HNIC: Toronto.

Think about it: what is the main complaint that fans have when it comes to the coverage? Not that Don Cherry has outlived his usefulness, that Ron Maclean is Gary Bettman's lackey or that PJ Stock is a fatuous idiot or anything vague and esoteric. It's one complaint and one complaint only:

Pro-Toronto bias.

Two teams on the ice but only one that ever seems to matter (whether that team is actually playing or not) When the playoffs begin and the first Saturday night telecast features Nazem Khadri as a special guest (so they can have a convenient excuse to spend the intermissions ignoring the games they're supposed to be covering in favour of a Leafs' hot stove discussion) you know where their priorities lie and also that the charges leveled against them are valid.
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Not true. Leaf fans constantly complain about how CBC reflects their team.
 
Correction: Julien doesn't.

The Bruins do.

The Bruins think they're above everyone else and the toughest around. It's for this reason the Emelin gets in their heads when he starts laying some of them out. They lose their shit.
 
Sal_Butera said:
The Bruins are scared to death of losing the Habs, hence their A.D.D type performance almost every single game....

Habs in an easy 6.
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Bruins fans are, not the Bruins.

Seriously ridiculous how badly you're underestimating that team after a gimme sweep.
 
lecoqsportif said:
Irrelevant. The Bruins do not underestimate them.
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I agree, i rarely see Julien talk trash and he does when it comes to Montreal because we're in their heads.

Trust me when i say the Bruins are not thrilled about facing the Habs because we play them well
 
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