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It’s a nation divided. I’m not talking about our neighbours to the south, a country split down the middle for years between red and blue states.

I’m talking about the Habs Nation. In a curious kind of way, it’s a people divided in a similar fashion to the Republican/Democrat partition in the U.S.

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On the one side you have the pro-Bergevin crew. These are Canadiens fans who believe that Montreal general manager Marc Bergevin is moving our team in the right direction and are convinced that five years in, he’s doing a pretty good job. You will be shocked to learn, I am not a member of Team Bergevin.

On the other side of the fence is what some of us are beginning to call the Bergevin resistance movement, a grassroots group that is united in the belief that the hockey club we love with such passion will never be a contender until owner, team president and CEO Geoff Molson steps in and finds himself a new GM. If my arm is twisted hard enough, I will admit that I have a little bit of sympathy for this point of view — OK, a lot of sympathy.