The perspiration? Not pre-game nerves, but a sweltering combination of blistering 43 C heat and a classic Montreal Canadiens jersey. "If this is not the definition of a true Habs fan, I don't know what else to say about it," Fruchter says with a chuckle and a glance at his kids, both resplendent in their own matching Canadiens garb. "I mean, this is textbook, diehard fandom." Nothing can be said to be certain, Ben Franklin once wrote, except death and taxes. A modern-day hockey aficionado might also mention the enduring loyalty inspired by the Canadiens, whose fans have long been a fixture a...