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Cancer Is A Prick

January 21, 2009 @ 20:42

What a drag. Now Pat Burns has lung cancer.

I like Pat Burns, I really like Pat Burns. Here's how much I like Pat Burns - I liked Pat Burns when he was coach of the Montreal Canadiens.

I don't like Guy Carbonneau. He's too Habbish.

Pat Burns was a different kind of guy, and when he came to Toronto he gave Leaf fans the ride of their lives.

*note to hab fans who are reading this. I realize your team has won 26 stanley cups, and the thought of leaf fans basking in the glory of a wild ride that didn't result in a Stanley cup makes you laugh and guffaw and roll your eyes at our low standards, but this posting isn't for you, so piss off.

The Pat Burns runs in 1993 and 1994 were something that most Leaf fans will never forget.

Cliff Fletcher pulled the trigger on that big trade with Calgary, and all of a sudden Pat Burns was blessed with the big balls of Dougie Gilmour and the rest was history.

*another note to hab fans. Yes, I realize that history to leaf fans pales in comparison to your history, but I don't really care, because I really don't care about your team that hasn't won a Stanley cup in 16 years.

The Leafs of 93 and 94, under the direction of Burns were wonderful teams that played well above their heads and gave Toronto a sense of pride that we hadn't experienced in decades.

*yet another note to habs fans. Yea, we felt pride in Toronto, which I'm sure comes as no surprise to tens of thousands of hab fans who moved from Montreal to Toronto during the 90's for political reasons.

But there was more to Pat Burns than hockey. He was a cool guy. He carried a confidence and attitude behind the bench that the Leafs hadn't experienced since the days of Punch Imlach and the fans gobbled it up.

Pat Burns was diagnosed with colon cancer in 2004 and then developed liver cancer in 2005. Now he has lung cancer.

Cancer is a prick.

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30 Responses to "Cancer Is A Prick"


Sid
January 21, 2009 / 21:25

Poor Pat
I'll pray for him.
The B&W Leaf team photos of
that era were great.


Buffalo Boy Mike
January 21, 2009 / 21:28

Pat Burns never coached for a team I could say I liked, or even respected for that matter other than the Leafs.
However, never mind the teams he has coached, he has never come off as anything but a great and kind man and someone who expected and usually got the best out of his players. It sucks he is in the predicament that he is in health wise, why do these things always strike the nicest guys and the people whom we respect the most?


IanS
January 21, 2009 / 22:23

Let's hope Pat can pull through this one.


moonman
January 22, 2009 / 09:58

I love the hab fan disclaimers.
Pat Burns will always be one of my favorites.


bingham
January 22, 2009 / 10:07

Come on Burnsy you can beat it!!! Our thoughts are with you buddy!


Bob B
January 22, 2009 / 13:56

Same here, great admiration for Pat Burns. He is a fighter and I pray for him to beat this one as well.


mediaguy
January 22, 2009 / 14:55

Freddie, you know how much I love you, but I need to correct one thing. Tom Watt was coach of the Leafs when the Gilmour trade was made. Burnsie came along the following year and inherited Dougie and company en route to winning the Jack Adams trophy. I too am praying for Burnsie. A no-nonsense guy, and the only man to win the Adams trophy three times (with three different teams to boot)


Chet
January 22, 2009 / 15:47

Read the article on Burns in the TorStar.
He's enjoying life while he can.
Nice to see Lou Lamarello, the best GM in hockey helping him out.


Mikey
January 22, 2009 / 21:22

Great post Fred, the notes to Hab fans had the perfect mix of contempt and jealousy.

I can't imagine fighting cancer once, let alone three times....


Horonymous
January 23, 2009 / 14:51

Best wishes to Pat.

Too bad Fred is so consumed with the Canadiens. I guess someone needs to take all the frustrations for failings of Canada's 2nd most popular hockey team.

True the Habs are in a 16 year drought.
It must be a drag being at least 16 years between Stanley Cups.

Covered the 93 & 94 playoffs and was hoping the Leafs would win to give my new home town a boost it deserves.
Love TO and the Habs.


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