The Buffalo Crowd Went Wild When The Coyotes Scored In OT To Win The Game

Yahoo - The Coyotes were victorious in Part I of the Connor McDavid Bowl Series Thursday night in Buffalo. Sam Gagner was the hero for both Arizona and Sabres fans with his overtime goal in the 4-3 victory. After all four Coyotes goals, there were noticeable cheers inside First Niagara Center, where the Sabres call home. With both Arizona and Buffalo in the hunt to finish last overall in the NHL and earn the best draft lottery odds to take McDavid first overall in June, it was quite the scene, especially after Gagner’s winner: 

Sounds a bit like a Coyotes home game.

While executives of both teams might not be shedding tears after losses this season, the players and coaching staffs are still playing the games with full effort. Jobs are on the line for many. So when Sabres defenseman Mike Weber heard the cheers for each Coyotes goal, he took exception and voice his frustration after the game.

Fucking brutal. The Yotes and Sabres are in a full fledged tank-off, but the players on the ice are still trying. The Sabres home fans, who actually aren’t even a shitty fan base, are openly cheering for their boys to lose. Most demoralizing thing of all time. These guys on the ice are putting it all on the line and their own fans are throwing parades every time the opposition scores. Selfishly I hope the Sabres do get the first pick and get Connor McDavid, because he deserves better than going out to Arizona. That place is a black hole and the East coast bias in me doesn’t want him to have to suffer that fate.