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Originally Posted by stignasty
I know exactly what a bandwagon fan is. It was the Canadiens fans in the '70s who then became Islanders fans, then Oilers fans in the '80s and then Penguins fans. Now they're singing "ole ole" again. Or am I thinking about a different set of bandwagon fans?
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Huh? This is all news to me. What I do know is that they are crazy (happy) about the Habs when they are successful and crazy (mad) about the Habs when they are failing.
But the constant is that the Habs are always the talk of the town, and they've sold out the Bell Centre and the forum for decades. I've never heard of this phenomenon of Habs fans becoming fans of other successful teams en masse. I'm not saying it isn't true, just nothing I've ever heard anyone say until you just said it now.
I do know that the passion for hockey and the Habs in Montreal is almost unmatched anywhere in the NHL. They're fault is that they go a little overboard and piss everyone off, but bandwagon fans? Not buying it, personally.