Hen-rique vs. Hen-rik

by ChampaChamp on Nov 9, 2011 2:06 PM EST

(as a quick aside; this is my first fan post. So please excuse me if I'm not up to par with some of the etiquette.)

Recently the play of rookie forward Adam Henrique has led to some chants of "Hen-rique (clap-clap)," at Devils' games. Though at first I didn't think any thing of this, it appear as if these chants have created some contention due to their similarity to the Rangers' "Hen-rik (clap-clap)" chants, (obviously alluding Rangers' goaltender Henrik Lundqvist.)

Some have been arguing that there is no relevance to the similarity. That it's simply just Devils' fans showing their appreciation for the play of Adam Henrique. Meanwhile others (such as Greg Wyshynski of Puck Daddy, and Tom Gulitti of the Bergen Record) have been claiming that the chant is largely to mock the Rangers' "Hen-rik" chant.

Personally, I never realized the similarity until now, (considering I don't attend Rangers' games.) I was one of those who thought it was simply just fans showing their appreciation for Henrique's play. Additionally, it even mentions in this ILWT article about the Supporters Section that one of the intentions for the upcoming season will be to chant a Devils' goal scorer's name after the goal announcement. Last season there were even some "Ko-vy" chants after a few of his goals. However, the contrast is certainly there, and it isn't often that Devils' fans will pass up an opportunity to get under the skin of their "most hated rivals".

So what do you think? Obviously there's no right or wrong answer here. Different fans might partake in the "Hen-rique" chants for different reasons. So I'm asking you.

Poll

Which of these best summarize your feelings regarding the chant?

I don't think the Rangers' "Hen-rik" chant holds any relevance. Just showing my appreciation for Henrique.

122 votes

I think the chant is absolutely mocking the Rangers' "Hen-rik" chant. But I'm all for any chant that's against the Rangers.

15 votes

Combination of both.

44 votes

181 votes | Poll has closed

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Lastly, I thought I would add

I very much like the idea of chanting player’s names after Devils’ goals, and hope its something that starts happening with more regularity at Devils’ games. It doesn’t even have to always be the goal scorer. If a different player makes an extraordinary rush or pass to set up a goal that overshadows the player who actually puts the puck in the net, why not chant his name instead? I might even suggest replacing the “you suck” part of the goal song with a player’s name. I know it’s a drastic change, but I don’t think opposing teams or goaltenders are really taking that “you suck” thing to heart anyways.)

by ChampaChamp on Nov 9, 2011 2:10 PM EST reply actions

I never like the ‘you suck’ chant after the Devils score to make it, say, 5-1 instead of 5-0. Never really liked it at all, actually. Hockey is a classy game played by classy guys and with the Devils’ reputation as a first-class franchise, this chant never made sense to me. I like your idea to replace it with the player’s name, though.

by rtrstevec on Nov 9, 2011 3:01 PM EST via mobile up reply actions

Examples of classy guys who play hockey:

by Marty 4 Prez on Nov 9, 2011 3:13 PM EST up reply actions

You missed Sean Avery, but that would be too simple and obvious. Everyone knows that they guy is a complete tool.

by David Fine on Nov 9, 2011 3:29 PM EST up reply actions

too simple and obvious

by Marty 4 Prez on Nov 9, 2011 3:55 PM EST up reply actions

Dude you forgot Team D-bags captain

Sir, Our math shows that the bird is equal to or GREATER THEN the word. CHECK IT AGAIN!!!!

by statusquo on Nov 9, 2011 3:32 PM EST up reply actions

And do you like the ‘you suck’ chant?

by rtrstevec on Nov 9, 2011 9:24 PM EST up reply actions

+100 for chanting player's name

and +10000 , The you suck chant is plain horrible

"It's magic, it's tragic, it's a loss, it's a win"

by Elektrostal_Kid on Nov 9, 2011 7:24 PM EST up reply actions

Nice article

Didn’t even realize this as I was watching the game.

In my opinion, it is a bit of both – We Devils fans love to stick it to the Rangers (Rangers suck chant) and this chant is mocking the Rags. At the same time, it is nice to support our players.

by David Fine on Nov 9, 2011 3:29 PM EST reply actions

What Happens If........

Henrique scores a goal on Henrik? Maybe then, and only then, it would be a combo chant.

Can’t wait for it to happen.

by HouseRich on Nov 9, 2011 3:55 PM EST reply actions

hadn’t even considered Henrik Lundvquist and I don’t think anyone else had either.

by KenKen on Nov 9, 2011 4:07 PM EST reply actions

HenWeak is for the Rangers goalie

Henrique is a star in the making, keep chanting his name at The Rock!

The Devils have won more titles than all Philly pro sports teams combined in the last 25 years

by Real Big Devils Fan on Nov 9, 2011 4:18 PM EST up reply actions

I completely agree. I certainly wasn’t and I’m quite sure the Rock chanted his name for scoring an important goal. That some people are trying to tie to the Rangers because the name sounds familiar only tells me how foolish they are.

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by John Fischer on Nov 9, 2011 5:13 PM EST up reply actions

Yeah, TG was really stupid relating that chant to the Rangers.

And Kovalchuk speeds away, great moves, busting through, DID YOU SEE THAT?

by KovyisLove on Nov 9, 2011 9:45 PM EST up reply actions

The Rags and their fans are like that little kid who does something wrong just to get attention.

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by NJD28 on Nov 11, 2011 9:24 AM EST via mobile up reply actions

If people really think we're doing this to piss off Rangers fans...

Why would we just chant his name? If that were our goal, wouldn’t we take it one step further and chant “King Henrique?” Now, THERE’S an idea for Rangers@Devils games…

by keb4588 on Nov 9, 2011 5:16 PM EST reply actions

two season ago at a rangers devils game at the rock, right after the rangers suck chant happened an old rangers fan goes, devils fans need to get their own chant, weve been doing that at the garden for 30 years. i replied “oh really, theyve been chanting rangers suck at the garden for 30 years?” everyone in the surronding rows started laughing. it may sound similar but its diffrent and has a different meaning, simple is that. henrique chant if for adam and henrik is for lundquitter.

by poopydoodie11 on Nov 9, 2011 9:03 PM EST reply actions

Some people see conspiracies behind every obstruction and in every shadowy corner. Facts simply get in the way of the story they wish to tell…. and no logical refutation will convince them otherwise.

Clearly, there’s a group out there that believes chanting in support of Adam Henrique is tantamount to dissing Henrik Lundqvist. Nothing anyone says or does will convince them otherwise…. and why even make the effort? It isn’t worth it…. and if it wasn’t Adam Henrique, they’d probably take offense to Vancouver fans chanting for Henrik Sedin, or Detroit fans for Henrik Zetterberg.

(sarcasm begins)

Clearly, the problem is the number of people who have similar sounding names. Therefore, there can only be two possible solutions:

Only allow players into the League if their first and last names sound distinctly different from the names of every other player in the League. Otherwise, it doesn’t matter how good a player you might be: you’ll be denied access to the NHL so long as someone else with a similar name is around.

Remove all names from all players in the League, and forbid anyone (fans, media, the teams and League itself) from using them. Assign every player a unique-but-random combination of letters and numbers of sufficient length to prevent duplication, and that’s the only way anyone is allowed to refer to them. For example, instead of chanting “Kovy!” for our #17, we’ll refer to him as “2ugd735xqzq” in all respects because the moniker “Ilya Kovalchuk” and any nicknames derived from such will cease to exist.

(end sarcasm)

by acasser on Nov 9, 2011 9:15 PM EST reply actions

So then under your solution, who is going to get the boot? Niklas Backstrom or Nicklas Backstrom?

by Marty 4 Prez on Nov 10, 2011 7:36 AM EST up reply actions

Both. There can only be one “Nicklas” in the League, and that’s clearly Nicklas Lidstrom.

by acasser on Nov 10, 2011 10:06 AM EST up reply actions

Well I can’t argue with putting him at the top of the list. All the more reason to demote Nick Palmieri (Nick is too close to Nicklas and they sometimes call him Nick anyway) and call up Zharkov.

by Marty 4 Prez on Nov 10, 2011 10:32 AM EST up reply actions

cant wait for henrique to score on that swedish dude, we'll see who's chanting loudest then

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by starbury_to_s-jaxci2000 on Nov 9, 2011 11:20 PM EST reply actions

As long as Henrique is with the team, I’ll do the Hen-rique chant.

As long as we score a goal, I’ll do the “you suck” chant.

na-na-na-na HEY! You SUCK!!

by mogilny89 on Nov 10, 2011 11:01 AM EST reply actions

There’s nothing new here. The fact that his name is two syllables enters into the equation way more than anything else; like was mentioned about Kovy last year. But there have been Mar-ty chants since ’94. Rangers fans need to get over themselves. Not everything revolves around you. Actually almost nothing in reality.

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by FrankG929 on Nov 10, 2011 8:59 PM EST reply actions

This is probably the one instance where TG is wrong.

This is just an appreciation for Henrique and his recent play. Nothing more.

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by R_Adragna on Nov 11, 2011 3:32 PM EST reply actions