I'm still somewhat taken aback by the anti-Leafs sentiments expressed around here. I didn't know those kind of rivalries existed over there. It reminds me of the feelings some of us have for the likes of say, Liverpool, or Real Madrid. I was just wondering, do they hate us as much as we hate them? How serious is it really?
I'm still somewhat taken aback by the anti-Leafs sentiments expressed around here. I didn't know those kind of rivalries existed over there. It reminds me of the feelings some of us have for the likes of say, Liverpool, or Real Madrid. I was just wondering, do they hate us as much as we hate them? How serious is it really?
The Habs / Leafs rivalry is alive & kickin'. (at least it is alive & kickin' in Southern Ontario) When you love one team, you hate the other & Yes... around here they have a mutual hatred for us
norskipaul wrote: I'm still somewhat taken aback by the anti-Leafs sentiments expressed around here. I didn't know those kind of rivalries existed over there. It reminds me of the feelings some of us have for the likes of say, Liverpool, or Real Madrid. I was just wondering, do they hate us as much as we hate them? How serious is it really?
One of the best rivalries in sports. I can't think of a bigger one in hockey at least. Red Sox-Yankees? ManU-Liverpool? Like that.
I'm still somewhat taken aback by the anti-Leafs sentiments expressed around here. I didn't know those kind of rivalries existed over there. It reminds me of the feelings some of us have for the likes of say, Liverpool, or Real Madrid. I was just wondering, do they hate us as much as we hate them? How serious is it really?
It's actually worse than that, Paul. Most Hab fans hate the Leafs, but most other fans who are not Leaf fans couldn't care less about them one way or another. I personally am not a great fan of the Leafs, but there are teams (Boston, Philly) I hate more.
In Canada, however, if you are a hockey fan at all, it seems you are either a Hab fan or you hate them. Pretty much all non-Hab hockey fans I have met hate the Habs with a passion. That's what decades of success breeds.
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I actually hate the Bruins more than the Leafs, always have, even when growing up in P.E.I. (lotsa Bruins fans there, though many more Laffs fans). Then Philly comes third for me.
No other teams come close in my hate books. Except maybe Anaheim, for naming their team after a Disney movie.