GDT: Boston at Buffalo, Nov. 12, 2022, 7pm, MSG, WGR

[Thorny]

8 hours ago, LGR4GM said:

Realism is understanding that the youngest team in the league that lacks defensive depth is going to struggle at times throughout the year. Pessimism is going after other posters who talk about good things they saw in a losing effort. 

Ya, I don't think those posters should be criticized either.

I only entered into the discussion to defend a stance (which I'm sure you noticed, and which is also what you are saying, here, that we shouldn't "go after" posters) and not to take issue with those taking the opposite

I think balance makes the most sense, being on a "team" is just more of what creates the division we see so much of today 

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If there are ppl calling out other posters for being too "positive" for pointing out the good things in a losing effort, there are also posters acting derisively to those upset by all the losing. Plenty of posts to the tune of "of course there's bitching and moaning, they just don't see the big picture" and "oh of course it's all doom and gloom in here" ie "I know better, we shouldn't be upset with losing"

You have several of those posts, yourself, tbh 

It's ok and believe it or not, logical to root for/even only find real enjoyment in wins, when winning isn't that hard. It's a 50/50 proposition. As with anything in life, the struggles and the pain make the good moments better, no? It's ok to find disappointment in the losses, such disappointment, in any regular earthly case, are what make the highs of the highs all the much better. 

We've really only found ourselves in the stage where we almost *need* to find happiness in losses because we've witnessed a truly, truly abnormal lack of winning over a very long stretch of time. In any reasonable case, living and dying by winning and losing makes sense:

it's freaking sports. 

Over time, plenty of Sabres fans have indulged in the process for their kicks instead, which is also totally fine, and logical. Even if we never get good, there will always be a process going on, right?

Both are fine. 

Edited November 15, 2022 by Thorny