Thursday, April 14, 2011

Am I a bad Leafs fan???

So, my Leafs did not make the NHL playoffs. (no snide comments, please)  The 2 Canadian hockey teams that DID make the playoffs are the Vancouver Canucks and the Montréal Canadiens (Habs for short, which in turn is short for Habitants)

I have seen and heard this comment on Twitter and Facebook and other places:
"I can't bring myself to cheer for the Habs."

Toronto and Montréal ARE bitter Original Six rivals. The Habs are playing the Boston Bruins in a 1st round best-of-7 series.  My husband is a Bruins fan.  So you'd think with all those things being in place that I would cheer for Boston and NOT for Montréal.



NOPE!!  I am cheering for the Habs.  Why??  They are a Canadian-based team, that's why!!  And I am cheering for the Vancouver Canucks as they play their 1st round series against the Chicago Black Hawks as well.

 The only way the Canucks and Habs will end up playing each other is if they both win their first 3 series (minimum of 12 wins, max of 21).  If they do end up playing each other in the Stanley Cup Final, I will probably cheer for Montréal as it is the closer of the 2 cities to Hamilton.

So am I a bad Leafs fan???

What I have eaten today:

Breakfast
1 smoothie with frozen peaches, yogurt, milk, 1 egg, bananas and strawberries

Lunch
no lunch  :(  late breakfast

Dinner
pasta with spaghetti sauce

PLUS
3 cups of coffee with flavoured creamer
NO chocolate

My exercise routine

Each set includes:
Leg extensions-10 reps each leg
Bridges-5 reps
Plank or V-sit-15 seconds

1st set-2:24 pm-v-sit
2nd set-8:44 pm-plank

Toodles!

2 comments:

  1. Hey Lisa,

    Ok...I am a huge Leafs fan too! I am on the fence whether or not I am cheering for the HABS. I really want to, but you see, for me the rivalry isnt just because of the rivalry between HABS and LEAFS...but I have 3 brothers, and they are all HABS fans....and they give me a hard time all year long so that makes me want to cheer against them...HOWEVER, I try to put my Canadian pride ahead of all that vengefulness, and try very hard to cheer for HABS. But I would never, ever cheer for them in front of my brothers or their children!! LOL. Ok, so - NO you are not a bad LEAFS fan no matter what anyone else says and I will cheer on the HABS and CANUCKS all the way to the finals but if they meet I will DEFINITELY go for the CANUCKS because they are the team I am going with this year to win the STANLEY CUP!! Wooo hooo go CANUCKS! PS-I just love the anthem singer that the CANUCKS have!! See ya! Vilma Sandiford

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  2. Thanks so much for your comment Vilma! Every one is special! I am still in single digits on comments after 50-something posts.

    Thanks for confirming for me that I am not a bad Leafs fan! I feel better now. :) I understand about not cheering for the Habs in front of your brothers. Although I think I could in front of my mom, the Habs fan in our family.

    That was quite a game tonight. MTL scored a goal and hung on for dear life!

    I love the anthem singer in VAN too. And I love how the crowd sings part of the anthem without him.

    Gotta love the NHL playoffs!

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