Here is how it works for me:
Hockey is back, excitement when I see preseason games!
Halloween: Hey we are 7-2-1, drought over!!!
Thanksgiving: Ok, lost 4 of 6, just a bump inn the road we got this!
Happy New Year! After the 2-10-1 stretch, i glide over to Tankathon and start spinning daily and dream of Gavin Mckenna coming to Buffalo.
Late March Early April: 7-2-1 stretch creates a false sense of optimism going into the next season, lose 4 spots in lottery, we pick 9th.
June: Watch low tax market hoist another Stanley Cup, click tweets about Buffalo market out rating the team that actually wins it. Watches Bettman and his cronies deny the tax advantage exists.
Rinse, repeat.