Montreal Canadiens
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Formerly the greatest dynasty in professional sports with a record 24 Stanley Cup championships. Has since fell into a slow decline and now its fans celebrate when their players manage to lace up their skates before the game. Its fans are the most fickle in existence and tend to abandon the team in low moments only to come back the next day if the team managed to win again.
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What is a "Hab"?
Fans have come to call the team the "Habs", and when things are going well and the fickle masses have managed to stay around long enough to see the game you can hear rambunctious chants of "Go Habs Go" throughout the rink, despite the fact that nobody is sure what the hell a "Hab" is. Friki has heard that in the early 1900's the team was known as "Les Habitants de Quebec" and that was shortened to "Habs" however this is quite frankly too stupid for even people from Quebec to invent. Friki prefers to believe that a Hab is a type of STD spread only through French brothels, and the fans were just frustrated at their inability to shake the affliction.
Spelling Anomolies
Not unlike their historical adversaries, the Toronto Maple Leafs, early Montreal team founders seemed to have no mastery of language and created a team logo with the letters C and H. How H fits into "Montreal Canadiens" is so unclear that it is still unsolved. Today's logo has been changed from the original "CH" to a red toilet seat with an H in the middle.
The Rucinsky Era
Even more significant than any of Montreal's 24 Stanley Cup victories were the glorious five years from 1995 to 2000 where Martin Rucinsky played for the team. Despite having little to no success during this time, the sheer awe and amazement from having such an amazing player on the team more than compensated for rarely making the playoffs.
The Top Five Hab Fan Excuses for Losing (again)
- "We don't need to win any more cups, we got 24 already"
- "We weren't expected to get this far anyway"
- "Injuries...too many injuries" (Apparently not related to the team's penchant for hiring soft players)
- "Well, we did better LAST year"
- "The referee was against us"
The Future
Virtual oblivion as owner George Gillett focuses most of his time and resources on his other major sports holding, Liverpool FC
See also
Toronto Maple Leafs vs. Montreal Canadiens Game 1 2007-08
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