Ring of Fire

Perhaps it is because I have never experienced the excitement of a championship win, though Buffalo has been close in the past. Or maybe my status as a true hockey fan should be questioned because I am fairly certain that when the Sabres hoist the Cup (yes I said when, it'll happen) I will feel no urge to light a car on fire.

I get that the city gets excited and generally those celebrating in the streets were drinking beers throughout the game so their ability to make smart choices is throughly impaired. But seriously? What does breaking store windows, starting fires, tipping cars, and getting in to fights really have to do with your team winning? It's Neanderthal behavior plain and simple.

While this goes for all sports I'm currently talking about Montreal. Sure the Habs squeaked out a win against Boston that many hockey fans thought would have been an easy series victory. Yay, exciting! Did someone forget to mention to Habs fans that this was just the first round of the playoffs? Even more importantly is the fact that they will face a tough competitor in the Flyers who are coming off of a fairly one sided series win against Washington that was decided tonight.

It does your team's victory injustice to go about vandalizing the home city. I'll go so far as to say that those doing the vandalizing are not true fans of the sport. Or at least I'm determined to think that true fans would celebrate in a less destructive way.