Sundin to the Habs? - Words cannot describe.

betplom · 06-20-2008, 05:39 PM

The sickness I feel in my gut.

Don't get me wrong, Im happy to see the Leafs re-tooling the team and not very sad to see Sundin go.

The image of a once beloved Leaf CAPTAIN in a Montreal Canadiens jersey <spits> is sickening!

His popularity in Toronto will be zero should he become a Hab <spit> !

cobra_king · 06-21-2008, 12:33 AM

He has done everything he can for this franchise.

They in turn have done very little for him.

He deserves to go where he wants to go. The fact that he appears to not want to come back to the Leafs says all you need to know about the state of the Leaf franchise. Unfortunately the ill informed (not implying you BP) will turn on him instead of applauding what he's done during his career in Toronto.

fiveteamer · 06-21-2008, 07:25 PM

Lets not forget the line of Steve Thomas-Mats Sundin-Jonas Hoglund. While Mats was in his prime.

PuckOff · 06-23-2008, 03:18 PM

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Originally Posted by cobra_king

He has done everything he can for this franchise.

They in turn have done very little for him.

He deserves to go where he wants to go. The fact that he appears to not want to come back to the Leafs says all you need to know about the state of the Leaf franchise. Unfortunately the ill informed (not implying you BP) will turn on him instead of applauding what he's done during his career in Toronto.

Totally agree Cobra!!!

bigboydan · 06-23-2008, 06:35 PM

While I can understand your frustration from a fan standpoint Betplom. You shouldn't blame him for leaving at all, because the Leafs management wants to go another direction. It was clear after last years season that they needed to re-tool that entire team.

Nicky Santauro · 06-23-2008, 06:51 PM

first of all, i predicted to everyone that the Habs would not make it past the 2nd round and barely got by the bruins in the 1st round when they should have lost. habs had no size, they were all tiny compared to a big strong flyer team who humiliated them. all my buddies thought i was crazy, but now they know who's boss.

secondly, i will make this prediction and pull this thread back up next april and call me a genius when i'm right..

if the Habs get mats, they will NOT even make the playoffs next year. that's right, NO WAY make the playoffs. there will be too much problems between koivu, kovalev and mats. three europeans who all want the captaincy, and whoever gets it, the other 2 will not be happy.. there will be too many problems inside the dressing room and the team won't play good.. plus, mats will not fit in here.. they definitely won't put him on the same line as kovalev, they just won't connect.

getting mats will be the worst thing for the habs.. plus, the pressure of playing in montreal is way way more than toronto.. trust me on this.. toronto was nice to mats.. wait till mats goes on a 5 game scoring slump, the media will tear him up..montreal is the toughest place to play, hands down. toronto has nothing on montreal. the french media will eat him alive. mats will regret he ever came to mtl.

montreal is the centre of hockey.. NOT toronto.

betplom · 06-23-2008, 07:28 PM

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Originally Posted by bigboydan

While I can understand your frustration from a fan standpoint Betplom. You shouldn't blame him for leaving at all, because the Leafs management wants to go another direction. It was clear after last years season that they needed to re-tool that entire team.

BBD, you don't understand, the Leafs biggest rival is Montreal, always has been. This is the big battle of English vs French in Canada, a Leafs fan could never forgive a player that wanted to go to Montreal.

It's like the Yankees/Red Sox rivalry. I wouldn't mind seeing Sundin in any uniform that isn't Montreal.

betplom · 06-23-2008, 07:29 PM

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Originally Posted by Nicky Santauro

montreal is the centre of hockey.. NOT toronto.

Nicky, my apologies, you are obviously Mexican/American from East LA.

I thought you were Canadian, but your statement above is all the proof I needed to show me otherwise.

Thanks.

Nicky Santauro · 06-23-2008, 07:36 PM

oh i see now from your avatar that you are from toronto.. i guess you're not being bias. i dont expect you to say mtl is bigger of course, seeing you're from toronto..

and are you telling me that hockey is bigger in toronto than it is in montreal?? if yes, then you have no idea what you are talking about. hockey is not a sport, it's a RELIGION in mtl.. i know this for a fact. hockey in montreal, is compared to soccer in portugal.

it's all mtl has. they dont have to compete with an NBA and MLB team.. there isn't one person in mtl who doesn't watch hockey.. NOT ONE.. mtl is nuts for hockey..

and i am from EAST LA.. that you are right about.. it's the only thing you were right in your post Plommy..

fiveteamer · 06-23-2008, 07:39 PM

Montreal only cares about the Impact.

betplom · 06-23-2008, 08:03 PM

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Originally Posted by Nicky Santauro

hockey is bigger in Toronto than it is in montreal.

Not only is hockey bigger in Toronto than Montreal, the Leafs are far more important ratings/commercial wise than Montreal could ever hope to be.

Don't believe me? Ask the CBC & TSN. The Leafs are money. Period.

The Habs are an afterthought compared to the Leafs on English tv.

Nicky Santauro · 06-23-2008, 08:08 PM

who's talking about english tv. of course english tv is bigger for the leafs because you have 80% of the population in canada being anglophone canadians.

i'm telling you that hockey is way way way bigger in montreal, than hockey is in toronto.. it's not even a discussion here. i've been to both cities many times for business, and i have been to restaurants, stores, subways, and when you go on the metro in montreal, everyone is talking hockey.. they talk hockey everywhere you go.. when i was in toronto, i didn't hear anyone talking about the leafs anywhere i went.

when the habs win or lose, the next day, there are 11 pages about them in the french paper. in toronto, 2 pages. they are hockey crazy in mtl, and i mean, hockey crazy.. toronto, not as much, but they still do like hockey there. just cant compare, sorry plommy.. but this is the truth.

CrazyL · 06-23-2008, 08:08 PM

Agree with Nicky- Toronto is an afterthought compared to Montreal.

Nicky Santauro · 06-23-2008, 08:13 PM

thanks crazyl, i always knew you were a smart kid.. you might be the only one that agrees with me here crazy.. there are about 20 guys from toronto, or just outside toronto here. but NO montrealers, or quebecers.

so of course every guy from ontario will agree with plommy.. it's only obvious.. but i know i am right. hockey is a religion in montreal.. not a sport.

to prove i'm right plommy, google it and see. when habs were in the playoffs recently, there were 100,000 cars with habs flags hanging from their car windows and honking to each other all day.. how many torontonians do this when the maple laughs are in the playoffs?

betplom · 06-23-2008, 08:17 PM

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Originally Posted by Nicky Santauro

i've been to both cities many times for business, and i have been to restaurants, stores, subways, and when you go on the metro in montreal, everyone is talking hockey.

So you've been to Montreal on business eh? And formulated an opinion from visits to the city? While in town "on business" you ride the metro do you?

LOL! You're stories aren't adding up.

Funny, your videos don't give the impression you're in any type of business that requires travel to Canadian cities.

What type of business you in Mr. S?

Care to continue your charade?

I'll play along. This is becoming very amusing.

Next you're probably going to tell us you speak fluent Quebecois French, because you've visited Montreal so many times.

CrazyL · 06-23-2008, 08:19 PM

Plom- no need to get personal. He was correct in saying not many people care about Leaf hockey, it is like comparing the Giants to the Jets in NY, nobody cares about the Jets. Nothing wrong with being a Leaf fan but be realistic bud.