Habs Fans - 7th Player

Key Lime · Guru

Habs Fans - 7th Player

AB Habman · Guru

Key Lime wrote:

Today Saku commented that when the team is on, the fans at the Bell Centre become a 7th player and it totally gives them the edge. I just hope it won't be the typical crowd we see at a Habs-Leafs game where there's a whole section sold to Toronto fans who made the trip to catch the game. So if the crowd really motivates these players like they say they do, let's get some noise going. I remember when I was playing organized hockey and the stands would be full, I would feed off that home crowd by increasing my intensity. It just came natural. The blood would start pumping like crazy and look out! There was no stopping us. So I kind of understand what Saks' is talking about. What sucks is when a Habs goaltender lets in a few soft ones, the crowd in MTL suddenly becomes sarcastic by clapping on the next save. OR when they start booing when the powerplay is not in sink Wow! That's true fans for you! Very demotiving! Come On people, let's make a mess!

The problem is Saks and co. have to give them something to cheer about. What came first...the chicken or the egg? We're frustrated on this board, could you imagine the frustrations to those that pay the big bucks to see them live?

brooklynhabfan · Guru

Key Lime wrote:

Today Saku commented that when the team is on, the fans at the Bell Centre become a 7th player

Is it too late to trade them?

Key Lime · Guru

AB Habman wrote:

Key Lime wrote: Today Saku commented that when the team is on, the fans at the Bell Centre become a 7th player and it totally gives them the edge. I just hope it won't be the typical crowd we see at a Habs-Leafs game where there's a whole section sold to Toronto fans who made the trip to catch the game. So if the crowd really motivates these players like they say they do, let's get some noise going. I remember when I was playing organized hockey and the stands would be full, I would feed off that home crowd by increasing my intensity. It just came natural. The blood would start pumping like crazy and look out! There was no stopping us. So I kind of understand what Saks' is talking about. What sucks is when a Habs goaltender lets in a few soft ones, the crowd in MTL suddenly becomes sarcastic by clapping on the next save. OR when they start booing when the powerplay is not in sink Wow! That's true fans for you! Very demotiving! Come On people, let's make a mess! The problem is Saks and co. have to give them something to cheer about. What came first...the chicken or the egg? We're frustrated on this board, could you imagine the frustrations to those that pay the big bucks to see them live?

That's my point AB. Fans pay x amount of money to go see their team play. I doubt they are going to watch the game not caring if they win or loose. Reality is that the Habs still have a very good shot at making the playoffs. That's our incentive to support this team in a live setting.

Saku11 · Senior Member

You know what always happens when we (the crowd) gets hyped and starts chanting in the beggining of the game....the other team always scores and takes the wind right out of our sails!!! This for some reason mostly happens against the laffs

brooklynhabfan · Guru

Key Lime wrote:

That's our incentive to support this team in a live setting.

The fans have been the same in Montreal since the dawn of man...

Do you honestly think anything's going to change that?

Try going to Continental arena and seeing the Devils fans sometime,,,, Zzzzzzzzzzz.....zzzzzzzzzzzz A giant snoozefest to be sure

The boo-birds are part of the culture, and they'll change the shape of the puck before they go away!

plouf · Guru

brooklynhabfan wrote:

Key Lime wrote: That's our incentive to support this team in a live setting. The fans have been the same in Montreal since the dawn of man... Do you honestly think anything's going to change that? Try going to Continental arena and seeing the Devils fans sometime,,,, Zzzzzzzzzzz.....zzzzzzzzzzzz A giant snoozefest to be sure The boo-birds are part of the culture, and they'll change the shape of the puck before they go away!

Point taken. You're right. It's frustrating sometimes because I think we lose out on free agents because our fans get so downright nasty at times. But I sure don't like the alternative (Devils fans, etc...).

norskipaul · Senior Member

I have to totally disagree with AB on this one, I think the fans should be right behind the team from the word go. The worse they're doing the more help they need from the "fans". The easiest thing in the world is to get behind a team that's doing well. When it comes to the Bell Centre I noticed a couple things. First of all there were a lot of empty seats considering that it was a "sell out". A lot of guys outside flogging tickets...As for the atmosphere, or lack of it, there was some noise generated up in the blues, but overall I found it rather tame and dissapointing. There were like four guys behind me singing the Canadiens sont la song after the goals against the Flyers. I remember thinking that 200 United supporters would have totally dominated this building. Of course the two first games were afternoon games in family weekend so there were alot of kids there when there would otherwise have been beer guzzeling grown ups. This brings me to another point. One thing we all can agree upon is that the club seems to being doing alot of good work in the local community, and a lot of people here refer to the club as a "class act". So playoffs or no playoffs we still have a lot to be proud of. Things that trancend mere success on the ice.

AB Habman · Guru

norskipaul wrote:

I have to totally disagree with AB on this one, I think the fans should be right behind the team from the word go. The worse they're doing the more help they need from the "fans". The easiest thing in the world is to get behind a team that's doing well. When it comes to the Bell Centre I noticed a couple things. First of all there were a lot of empty seats considering that it was a "sell out". A lot of guys outside flogging tickets...As for the atmosphere, or lack of it, there was some noise generated up in the blues, but overall I found it rather tame and dissapointing. There were like four guys behind me singing the Canadiens sont la song after the goals against the Flyers. I remember thinking that 200 United supporters would have totally dominated this building. Of course the two first games were afternoon games in family weekend so there were alot of kids there when there would otherwise have been beer guzzeling grown ups. This brings me to another point. One thing we all can agree upon is that the club seems to being doing alot of good work in the local community, and a lot of people here refer to the club as a "class act". So playoffs or no playoffs we still have a lot to be proud of. Things that trancend mere success on the ice.

OK, I've sadly never got to watch them is Montreal. I base it on what I hear as I watch the game on the tube. When they cough up the puck, look silly on the ice, let in a soft goal, miss quality scoring chances etc. the fans become intolerent but when they play well, the fans are behind them all the way with loud cheers and clapping. I think they are more knowledgable than many fans.

norskipaul · Senior Member

I dunno, maybe it's just different from what I'm used to. With all the lights, music, etc, it creates a carnival atmosphere as opposed to the war-zone I'm used to from games in England and to a lesser extent Norway. Another thing is that they were selling beer inside the arena. You'd never see that over here. so to my right there was an eight year old kid, and to my left there were three"frenchmen" knockin' em back like there was no tomorrow...

Frank the Critic · Member

hey Norkispaul where are you from?

Nil d · Guru

Frank the Critic wrote:

hey Norkispaul where are you from?

Oslo, Norway.

Frank, if you click on the poster's name (upper left; above the avatar), you'll see that person's profile. It'll save you a lot of questions.