‘When I think back on the 1999 Stanley Cup final between the Buffalo Sabres and the Dallas Stars, what stands out for me wasn’t that the Stars won on that goal Brett Hull scored with one foot in the Sabres’ crease. It is that Buffalo, an old school hockey market with fans who bleed for their team, lost it that way. You’ve never heard a sound like the one 19,000 people make when their hearts have been torn out of their chests after the visitors score in triple-overtime.’