Great Hockey Riots #8

#8 - Montreal Riots of 2010 vs Pittsburgh 2nd round

Ahhh, Montreal.  Did you not learn anything from 2008?  To riot after winning an emotional seven game first round win over a historical rival is one thing but then to repeat it again a mere two years later?  Over opponents that you have no historical rivalry with?  

That was the case in 2010 when herds of Habitants(?) celebrated their long awaited (two years) run to the Stanley Cup by rioting again.  This time, they made it past the second round AND they still didn't make it to the Finals.  It's almost as if Montreal has forgotten what the point of rioting is; to celebrate a massive achievement (or failure; see Great Hockey Riots/Vancouver) not to celebrate basically making it halfway to the goal line. It's like celebrating Christmas in June.  Sure, the motions can be the same, but everyone knows it's not the real thing.



Final Score; 41 arrested; a province once again embarrassed.  Montreal goes on to lose decisively to Philadelphia 4 games to 1 in the Eastern Finals and thereby ends a nine decade record of winning the cup at least once every 10 years, which is a lame fact i know but I will put it out there.  Also there's this;