It Will Be Trick Or Treat Against The Leafs On Halloween

by Robert L on Oct 31, 2009 10:42 AM EDT

Get ready for this!

I've often in the past made reference to happenings of another wordly dimension when it comes to Habs / Leafs tilts. It's just something about when these two teams meet on Saturday night national telecasts that makes these games get weird.

It doesn't just happen to the Canadiens, it happens equally for the Leafs.

It's as though there are forces that be at work, tasked with making things strange, whether it be ghostly officiating calls, phantom bounces and breaks, paranormal forces inhibiting player behavior or freakish player injuries.

No Habs' fan loves the Leafs, and deep rooted dislike is more than mutual.

I've never shied away from notion that the Leafs scare the living hell out of me, for both the reasons mentioned above and the intensity of their rivalry with Montreal.

With the natural elements these games bring out, it ought to something freakish with The Twilight Zone meeting Halloween head on. It's even downright chilling to note that the Canadiens will dress for the occasion, wearing the highly despised barber pole pyjama retro duds from 1912-13 they wore against Boston last February.

Who'll forget that Twilight Zone game, right?

The Bruins chewed up the Habs en route to a season of dominance, and the Canadiens lost leading scorer Robert Lang and Guillaume Latendresse to injury.

It's not a brilliant idea to don these CACA stripes against Toronto and I am sincerly hoping that Bob Gainey once again steps in and ixnays the idea.

I looked up my 1912-13 post for clues as to why those old sweaters might cause so much doom and a couple of things stood out.

Back then, teams played 20 game seasons, and the Canadiens record was 9-11. Hello, like 911?

In the club's only official team photo that season, they employ a dog as mascot.

The leading scorer that year was Newsy Lalonde, who just happens to have been born today, back 1887.

While the Halloween Boo's tonight will be reserved for Mike Komisarek and Mikhail Grabovski, I get the freaky feeling we'll all be left wondering why the bleu, blanc, rouge goblins have invited the Leafs to play on this date, AND dressed for the occassion!

It could be a treat, but it all feels like a trick.

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Does this mean I should wear my CAC jersey tonight with my equipment for Halloween?

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by Doogie2K on Oct 31, 2009 11:03 AM EDT reply actions

…and jinx it?

by Robert L on Oct 31, 2009 11:23 AM EDT up reply actions

Meh. I only believe in jinxes when it fits the narrative. ;)

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by Doogie2K on Oct 31, 2009 5:15 PM EDT up reply actions

You’re right about the games being weird. The Leafs usually rev it up and look like a team comprised of Crosbys and Ovechkins against us. Unlike most, however, I don’t hate them as some of my best friends … etc. However, I really, really do want to beat them — often and badly. :)

by Anvilclloud on Oct 31, 2009 11:30 AM EDT reply actions

I had one exchange with a Leafs fan years ago that silenced him forever.

He was going on and on about his hatred of the Habs, much of it based on Cups won and such. He asked me, “how come you don’t feel the same about the Leafs?”

My answer….“Winning, and the fact that I’d feel like a horrible human being having such a hate for a retarded child.”

My apologies for the word…

by Robert L on Oct 31, 2009 12:04 PM EDT up reply actions

Robert – You crazy bugger – what a great pumpkin!!! It never ceases to amaze me what goes on in that twisted head of yours:-) Happy Halloween, old friend.

BTW, only three weeks to the Summit. I’m hoping to see you on the Friday night as well as the Saturday. I’m starting a rehab program as of tomorrow. No cocktails until Nov 20!

by 24 Cups on Oct 31, 2009 1:07 PM EDT reply actions