Why we hate the Montreal Canadiens

Photo by Andre Ringuette/NHLI via Getty ImagesThere are a few teams we’ll mention in our SB Nation Rivalry Weeks’ series where one may question if the Philadelphia Flyers and their fans actually hate that team. The Montreal Canadiens aren’t one of those teams. They aren’t one of the Orange and Black’s most hated rivals, but at the same time the 1976 Stanley Cup Final, Chris Chelios, and the 2010 Eastern Conference Final have helped to make the Habs a team a good chunk of us probably can’t stand. Let’s get into why these guys suck.

Maxim Lapierre

This is a random one but Maxim Lapierre was pretty hateable in the NHL and he played most of his career in Montreal. He was always taking cheap shots…