There's no worse experience for a professional hockey player than losing in the Stanley Cup Final. Sure, there's a feeling of accomplishment that comes with getting farther than 28 other teams, but there's just nothing that compares to the pain in your stomach after falling four or fewer wins from your childhood dream.
Or so I'm told.
Who do you think felt worse after their final game of the 2013-14 season—Buffalo Sabres players or New York Rangers players?
Are Stanley Cup hangovers real or imagined? Just like real-life hangovers, there's no way to determine the severity of your hangover until it descends upon you in the morning. Did you drink a lot of water before going to sleep? Did you pop an aspirin or six before hitting the sack? Did you supplement your liquid diet with two slices of pizza at 3 a.m.?
In the case of the Rangers, who lost in five games to the Los Angeles Kings, their offseason was the equivalent of waking up after drinking 30 beers and chasing it with a bottle of cinnamon whiskey. There's no way there won't be some level of sickness in store for them in 2014-15, but some people are bet ...
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