The heated rivalry between the Bruins and Habs is the stuff of legends. Cashman , O'Reilly, Lafleur and Robinson represented that rivalry for the modern hockey fan and guys like Chara and Subban have kept up that tradition to this day.
That was true until January 27th, 2012.
Last night was the official thawing of tensions between the two power houses. In front of a packed house; Zdeno Chara picked Carey Price for his squad in this year's All-Star game. This pick was the highlight of the NHL's 2012 love fest (All-Star game).
It seems official now that the Bruins love the Habs. This seismic shift in hockey etiquette and tradition caught Carey Price by surprise and shocked the daylights out of the Habs and Bruins faithful. The dark black line has officially been crossed and the question is where do we go from here. Is the hand holding at this year's All-Star going to lead to an easing of tensions between Montreal and Boston ? What's next ?
How about Subban and Horton going for a coffee ?
Maybe Tyler Seguin and Zdeno Chara can have streets named after them in downtown Montreal ?
This move by Chara was a downer for everyone who lives for rivalries in the NHL. An Original Six rivalry is the backbone of the NHL. It is good for fans and good for the NHL.
Hopefully, things will get back to normal and these foes will get back to "hating". Sugar and spice and everything nice has no place in the HL. Not even at the love fest which is the NHL All-Star game.
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