Cédrik Séguin Assaulted in Buffalo After Canadiens Game — Hftv

hftv content creator Cédrik Séguin was assaulted in Buffalo after the Canadiens game while filming with a cameraman. The incident came during HFTV’s playoff-run content push and followed a night that included fan activity around the game.

Buffalo Outside KeyBank Center

Shortly before the game, some Sabres fans were starting to get a little too physical, and Habs fans from Montreal brought rollerblades inspired by the Sabres' first-round blade gang. There was a Habs vs. Sabres rollerblade battle outside the KeyBank Center, a scene that mixed rivalry theater with a harder edge.

After the game, Séguin had his back turned while filming content when a fan jumped on him. The cameraman on the scene also got spit on, a second contact point that turned the postgame shoot into something more than a scrap between rival fan bases.

Alex Rougas at Montreal Casino

Alex Rougas was at the Montreal Casino yesterday to watch the Canadiens game with fans, while Séguin was in Buffalo working with a cameraman. The split setup shows how HFTV was taking advantage of the playoff run to create content from multiple locations at once.

Séguin said the incident was isolated and contrary to the mindset of most people in Buffalo. He also framed Buffalo fans as hard to read from the outside, saying, “The fans in Buffalo are something else” and “Buffalo Sabres fans are one of a kind, let me tell you.”

No Complaint Filed

No complaint has been filed, which leaves the incident at the level of a personal aftermath rather than a formal case. For HFTV, that means the immediate business of playoff coverage continues, but with one cameraman spit on and one creator taken out of the frame after a game that was supposed to drive new content.