Look, as bad as we’ve had it around here, we haven’t gone through what Buffalo has gone through. The last time that fair city by the Erie Canal won a major league championship was Dec. 26, 1965, when the Bills beat the Chargers at old War Memorial Stadium — “the Rockpile” — 20-7. The Bills have bruised Buffalo’s heart many times since. The Sabres have bloodied it.
Not long ago the “Jeremy and Joe” morning show on WGR radio began postulating what Buffalo sports fans would be willing to do if the Sabres can win the 10 games left before them to win the first Stanley Cup in the team’s 55-year history. My two favorites …
From the Buffalo-only division: Ride the rest of your life in cars where the passenger-side window is permanently wide open (think about that in January in Tonawanda).
From the Buffalo-and-beyond division: Change the fitted sheet on your bed every day for the rest of your life.
