The Buffalo Sabres hit a new embarrassing low Monday night

What a brutal loss for Buffalo.

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Last week I wrote a Morning Win about the struggling Buffalo Sabres and their sad losing streak, which stood at 16 games back then after their GM had to jump behind the bench and coach a game.

I wrote about trying to speak a win into existence for them because losing that many games in a row just isn’t good for you, no matter what level you’re playing at.

Since then I have failed the Buffalo Sabres. Big time. I have brought them no joy. I have brought them nothing to celebrate. I have brought them no hope.

Last night, though, the Sabres and their fans actually had a ton of hope… for two periods. Losers of 17 straight, Buffalo had a 3-0 lead on the Flyers after 40 minutes of play and things looked good for them. Heck, things looked GREAT for them.

Things looked so good that I texted my uncle, who grew up in Buffalo and loves the Sabres, that his team was up 3-0 heading into the third and the streak was finally going to end. Making things even better for my uncle is that yesterday was his first grandson’s first birthday. What better way to top off such a special day than by watching your team snap a 17-game skid?

I mean, come on!

So what happened? The Sabres gave up three goals in the third and then lost in overtime after giving up this pretty goal.

What a gigantic UGH for my uncle and anyone else who cheers for the Sabres.

The streak is now at 18 and I don’t know how you come back from what happened Monday night. I have no clue what a coach says there. I don’t know how players even make the drive to the practice facility the next day. I have no answers about anything.

They are pros, though, so they will figure out a way to give it a go again and try to get something that they haven’t experienced since February 25th – a win.

But man, this all has to be a brutal time for Buffalo. And my uncle.

Quick hits: UConn gets help from terrible no-call… Twitter figures out tricky Jags’ stadium post… 49ers’ QB search… And more. 

– UConn is heading back to the women’s Final Four after beating Baylor in a great game on Monday night. The game, though, had a very controversial no-call in the final seconds the helped the Huskies.

– The Jaguars’ stadium tried something tricky with a graphic on Twitter but one fan quickly figured it out.

– Steven Ruiz explains why it doesn’t matter who the 49ers are sending to the pro days of Mac Jones and Justin Fields.

– Did the Browns offer Hue Jackson a secret contract extension during the Browns’ 0-16 season a few years ago? Hue Jackson thinks so.

– Charles Barkley had a passionate rant against the NCAA, calling them the “Barney Fife of the world.”