Pros and Cons of the Habs Advancing to the Second Round

The Habs have done the unthinkable! Last night the Montreal Canadiens eliminated the Washington Capitals from the Stanley Cup Playoffs....and there was only a minimal amount of rioting! With the win, the Habs advance to second round, but at the same time...they’re playing the Penguins. With every Pro for advancing comes a Con...Here is a complete list.

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Pro: At least four more Habs games!
Con: At least four more terrible Jacques Martin suits.

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Pro: Jaroslav Halak shut up Alex Ovechkin and put on one of the best goaltending performances in the modern era.
Con: He will probably be doing that for another team next season.

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Pro: No more ridiculously exuberant Alexander Ovechkin goal celebrations.
Con: No more ridiculously exuberant Alexander Ovechkin goal celebrations....ever. He's probably bolting to Russia.

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Pro: The Habs shut up the experts and showed them that size doesn’t matter and that speed, drive, and heart can win Hockey games.
Con: We still have an uncanny resemblance to the lollipop guild.

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Pro: Sales in Car flags have risen exponentially.
Con: If we advance again they will probably be burnt to a crisp.

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Pro: Conspiracy theorists can take a step back, Ovechkin and company didn’t advance.
Con: Crosby is coming up...

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Pro: Many Habs fans can’t believe the upset they just witnessed. NOBODY thought they were going to win this series.
Con: Those same fans are probably shit broke thanks to sensible betting in their playoff pools.

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Pro: The Habs’ Penalty Kill was an incredible 97% through the First Round. This bodes well against the Penguins, who were 19th in the league on the Power Play this past season.
Con: This will only encourage Maxim Lapierre to keep diving.

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Pro: The Bell Centre Flag Bearers live to see at least two more games.
Con: The team might have to cater to Matt Cooke’s pre-game blindside ritual.

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Pro: Bruce Boudreau finally has a chance to get his blood pressure under control.
Con: He’s a terrible Golfer...

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Pro: More time for SK74 to get in Martin’s good graces and get back in the line-up.
Con: More time for Martin to think of excuses to justify keeping SK74 out of the line-up.

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Pro: Dominic Moore is playing himself into ‘worth the 2nd round pick’ territory.
Con: Jaroslav Halak is playing himself into the ‘Worth the three 1st Round picks we would get from that offer sheet’ territory.

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Pro: More P.K. Subban.
Con: ....I can’t think of one.