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Since:Feb 14, 2007

April 28, 2008 3:47 pm

You know, this Canada bashing is getting ridiculous.  I know I'm going to get painted as the bad guy for this, because how dare I defend my country, but here goes....

Fans of any team, remember, it's just a game, no need to make the insults "national"  the Montreal Canadiens do not represent all of Canada any more than the Philadelphia Flyers represent all of the USA.

I understand that the idiots that are bashing Canada are not representative of the entire U.S. population.  To those classy, intelligent fans, thanks for the debates/arguments that are posted here.  A little rivalry never hurt anybody.  To those that want to criticize my country (and have probably never been here) shut up, your opinion of Canada means absolutely nothing.  If we didn't know any better, all you'd be doing is making "Americans" look bad which is horrible, because they deserve better.

If you want to get into a Canada vs. America fight, hockey is probably a bad forum for it.  Canadian players do not stop being Canadian citizens because they play in the USA.  So when you insult Canadians, you are also insulting 60% of your current Flyers roster.  If your aim is only at French Canadians, then there are just as many of them on your squad as American players (3).

Booing the national anthem is classless, regardless of what side of the border it happens on (and it DOES happen on both sides).  Just because some idiots do it, realize there are just as many people in that crowd that are offended by the idiots doing the booing.  In fact, the people that boo the anthems probably don't realize how they might be hurting their own team.  Do you think that Higgins, Komisarek, Smolinski, and Boullion feel motivated to perform for the Habs when the crowd boos their home country?  In fact, I think that's the reason why San Jose lost to Edmonton 2 years ago, because Thornton was invisible that series.

Anyways....Let's talk HOCKEY!


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Since:Aug 20, 2007

April 28, 2008 4:28 pm
Loyal : I'm an American and I dislike the idea of booing of a National Anthem. Morons are everywhere. Philly has a large share, maybe larger than most. And for those who think I don't know, you're wrong. I work near Philly and have for the last 24 years. Unfortunately, Philly has an inferiority complex. They think everyone is against them. Their sports teams haven't done dick for years and they hate almost everybody because of it. I'm a Canadiens fan and have been since the 70's. I actually like this Flyers team. Young, smart and gritty. The only thing that ruins it are their fans. Most are arrogant when you disagree with them. They hate the newer style of hockey. They hate players like Crosby and Ovechkin. Most haven't left the 70's. I really doubt the Canadiens are shaking in their booties now that they're in Philly. Should be a good game tonight. Go Montreal !!!!!!

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Since:Sep 7, 2006

April 30, 2008 11:56 pm

Let's not even get started on the whole "bashing Philadelphia" thing.  It's been SO OVERBLOWN and is such nonsense. Sorry 2007monte, I am going to have to say you DON'T know what you are talking about.  I could care less if you "work near Philly"  or not.  You say that "Most Flyers fans are "arrogant when you disagree with them",  that is just a completely ridiculous statement to make.  I would say most Rangers fans are arrogant when you disagree with them, in fact I would say your previous post was EXTREMELY ARROGANT.  As for your other ludicrous statement, Flyers fans do NOT hate players like Crosby and Ovechkin, they only hate them when they play in their building.  Flyers fans "HATED" Gretzky when he played against the Flyers too (the Oilers beat us for 2 cups in the '80s) However if Gretzky were introduced as part of some ceremony at center ice he would probably get a 10 minute standing ovation at the Wachovia Center.  Flyers fans are not "Stuck in the '70's" for someone that has worked "NEAR" Philadelphia for 24 years you don't know much about Flyers fans.


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Since:Sep 7, 2006

May 1, 2008 12:00 am
I think the whole booing of national anthems thing is a little overblown. Every Canadiens fan on earth can boo our national anthem prior to game 5.  You can boo it all you want next week too when you are watching the Flyers play the Penguins.  I would never boo another nation's national anthem, not that I will have to worry about hearing the Canadian national anthem again after game 5.  So boo away.

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Since:Apr 25, 2008

May 1, 2008 8:42 pm
as far as the country bashing goes . . .  i was born and raised in a free country and i will do as i please.  i attended Game 5. . .  and i must say the Canadiens fans that were there are cowards and classless.  if you would have witnessed thier behavior you would understand.  so stop with whole classless thing already.  you Canadiens fans just need a reason to whine since your team is on the verge of elimination.  after the way i seen your fellow countrymen act during the national anthem, i will never honor the Canadian anthem again.  call me what ever it is that you please, because i really don't give a hoot.  and as far as monte goes. . .  GET THE PHUCK OUT OF PHILLY THAN.  because we don't want you or need. . . . you CLOWN!!!!  people that are not Philadelphia Phans just want to be one really bad.  and we don't except frauds.   LETS GO Flyers. . . . . . . . . . .

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Since:Sep 7, 2006

May 1, 2008 10:30 pm
I wouldnt worry too much about monte--he sounds like one of those people that works 50 miles outside of the city and says he works in the "Philadelphia area"

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Since:Feb 14, 2007

May 2, 2008 1:06 am

"as far as the country bashing goes . . .  i was born and raised in a free country and i will do as i please.  i attended Game 5. . .  and i must say the Canadiens fans that were there are cowards and classless.  if you would have witnessed thier behavior you would understand.  so stop with whole classless thing already.  you Canadiens fans just need a reason to whine since your team is on the verge of elimination.  after the way i seen your fellow countrymen act during the national anthem, i will never honor the Canadian anthem again.  call me what ever it is that you please, because i really don't give a hoot.  and as far as monte goes. . .  GET THE PHUCK OUT OF PHILLY THAN.  because we don't want you or need. . . . you CLOWN!!!!  people that are not Philadelphia Phans just want to be one really bad.  and we don't except frauds.   LETS GO Flyers. . . . . . . . . . . "

You're certainly entitled to your opinion Nick57.

But if that is your opinion, you are the last person to have any right to complain when fans on the other side figure out a way to dishonour your country and/or team even worse.

That's why it's important for the clear minded fans on both sides of the border to step up and restore some honour to the sport of hockey for the good of the game.


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Reputation:95
Level:Superstar
Since:Dec 8, 2006

May 12, 2008 9:23 pm

YOU are an IDIOT! IT must be easy for you to write stop the country bashing after you wrote this in a arguement with a Bruins fan. 

" You know what, talk about revenge in hockey all you want, but it's that type of stupid American arrogance that stirs up crazy radicals and makes them do retarded things like fly planes into buildings.Talk about how Canada sucks and your Bruins rule, play only your American players, bench the Canadian ones, and see how you do."

 

Don't try and deny these are your words here is the link

http://www.sportsline.com/mcc/messages/thread/7884665

I don't know what led to your bitter tirade, but I will tell you this was a classless statement and then two weeks later you write this stop the country bashing crap. How do you fans of this clown feel now? Is this his intelligence speaking? I hope you are not calling yourself a clear minded fan.


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Reputation:97
Level:Superstar
Since:Feb 14, 2007

May 13, 2008 11:16 pm

I've never tried to deny that I said that, I did, and I stick by it.

You obviously didn't get what I said, or you don't want to, so whatever.

I've explained in detail what I meant by it on both this and the Bruins thread, and almost everyone that reread it in that light, has apologized to me for the misread, either privately, or on the thread directly.

I was not the instigator of this country bashing crap, I was responding to posts that were clearly anti-Canadian by a poster, Rodneyharrison that have since been removed from the thread.

Besides reread just the initial quote that I wrote.  Does it sound like I supported terrorism when I myself call them "crazy radicals that do retarded things like fly planes into buildings"?

Anyways, this is getting old really fast.......


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Since:Feb 20, 2008

May 14, 2008 12:38 pm
Don't worry about it Loyal, some people only hear what they want to hear, and they just want to be mad at you.

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April 28, 2008 9:49 pm

Yep, your team that has 15 Canadian players on it beat our team with 15 Canadian players on it.

Way to stick it to Canada.


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Since:Dec 5, 2006

April 29, 2008 11:11 pm
I am not proud of the Flyers fans booing the Canadien national anthem.  It was wrong and the few that did were idiots.

However, I'm not sure they would have done it if the Canadiens fans didn't boo the US national anthem from earlier in the series.  But regardless, that doesn't make it anywhere close to justifying it.

What can you say?  Both sides have a few idiots that make the entire fanbase or city look bad.  It happens everywhere.

Yo, Monte!!!!

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Since:Apr 29, 2008

May 2, 2008 10:05 am
Agreed. Finally some intelligent posting.