Well, we’ve dispatched the Leafs twice – and had to go to extra lengths to do so, but now comes the real acid test. A battle against our heated (read: hated) rivals, the Boston Bruins. What makes a rival anyway? How do you go about hating a team, its fans and its players SO much when you are a die-hard fan, and what is it that just sets you off when that team does so well and your team performs so poorly against them?

Now I can’t tell you exactly when I started hating the Bruins – I think it was just something I adopted over the years. Maybe it was the fact that I disliked proto-power forward Cam Neely, that they stole away ‘knuckles’ Nilan and ran him ragged, or maybe I couldn’t stand that they signed one of my favorite goalies of all time back in the 90s – Andy Moog…

Sorry Pat. That was blasphemy...

All I can tell you is, over the years I’ve grown to dislike the Bruins more and more every year. Up in my neck of the woods, there aren’t too many B’s fans. Perhaps its due to the large number of Franco-Ontarians in the area, or its close proximity to the self proclaimed centre of the hockey universe, Toronto (more like the sucking wound, or smelly arse-hole.) But after last year’s performance, a few more fans have popped out of the woodwork. Have they removed the paper bags off their heads, stepped out of the closet and embraced who they truly are?

I don’t know, and I don’t care. True fan or fairweather fan, if you sport the Black and Gold, I hate you and the team you support. The sad thing is, they start young too.

He may be cute - but he's evil!

This is my friend Aaron. He and his wife just had a bouncing baby boy last week, and I couldn’t be happier for the two of them. The child is going to have a great upbringing because the two of them are absolutely great people. Then I saw this, and now I don’t know what to think any more.

Then it dawned on me… he named the boy… Cameron. At first I thought – hey that’s a great name. I know a few Cameron’s and they’re pretty good guys. Then the hamster started turning the wheel in my head and the light went on and then… Cam! Uh-oh.. seriously?

I think this may be the first baby I am forced to hate. I’ve sent a care package to reverse the damages… I hope its not too late.

See. Look how HAPPY this kid is.

I’ll have to check in on them tonight to see how they’re doing. Perhaps the fever will pass and everything will be back to normal. Perhaps that case of Tim Thomas-itis won’t progress into that terminal disease called Neely-ism. Either way, there’s going to be a long road to recovery. I hope he’ll pull through and be the inspiration for all babies suffering all over the world.

That’s right, Habaneros – I care. I care about the children.

Oh yeah, and about that game tonight – Habs 3-1 for the win. I consulted some expert opinion on this, but I wanted to be a bit more cautious.

DA HAABBSSSS... 42, BAH-STAN... ZIP - If coach Gainey laces up da skates... Habs 200, BAH-stan zip.

Our boy Jaro Halak is expected to start tonight, so let’s give him all the help he can get so we can get a leg up on our hated rivals. With the way the new guys have been putting the puck into the net lately, we could see a 42 goal win…

Here’s to being optimistic.

FROMAGE! Take a picture - you won't see this face too often.