Watch Buffalo Sabres Fans Erupt + Cheer When Scored Against Phoenix Coyotes

It was dubbed "Battle for the Basement" in First Niagara Center in Buffalo during Thursday night's match up between the Buffalo Sabres + Phoenix Coyotes.

Both teams are 'tanking' in the NHL to try and finish dead last 30th place in order to have their best shot at getting top prospects Connor McDavid of Jack Eichel during the upcoming draft. The Coyotes won the (boring) game in overtime against the Sabres 4-3 that had many Buffalo fans cheering for Phoenix when they scored.

It's an embarrassing situation to be in. As, Dale Mussen said:

I think it’s absolutely disgusting when Buffalo Sabres fans cheer the goals other teams score against the Buffalo Sabres. How can any fan wearing Sabres gear call themselves a true Sabres fan when they’re happy when the other team wins? It’s stunningly disrespectful to the players. And these are players who are trying their best. As a professional athlete I would never forget it. And I would never want to play for these fans, this team or this city again.

Here's a look at the crowd's reaction when in overtime last night: