Maybe I Can Make the Dreaded PenguinPoop Curse Work for Us
With our season entering the home stretch and a 17th straight postseason berth anything but a given, it was suggested only partly tongue-in-cheek by my esteemed colleagues, Other Rick and Caleb DiNatale, that I make some “false” predictions in order to make the dreaded PenguinPoop curse work for us for a change.
For those who’ve only recently tuned into to our blog, I’m notoriously bad at making predictions. To the point where oft times when I make a statement or issue a proclamation, the exact opposite occurs. I’ve only half-jokingly labelled it the “PenguinPoop Curse.”
Here are but a few examples. Back on January 8, I wrote an elaborate piece comparing us to the 2017-18 Blackhawks, a team that collapsed in the second half and missed the playoffs, in the process ending a nine-year postseason run. Intimating we’d follow in the Hawks’ ruinous footsteps.
Last time I checked, we’re still in the playoff hunt.
On January 27, I opined the Sabres, “Are gonna make the playoffs, folks.” The Buffaloeans (??) promptly embarked on a Penguin-esque four-game losing streak and have gone an unsightly 9-12-4 since.