And here at the quarter mark of the season, there are no excuses for a team supposedly gearing up to make a third straight run at the Stanley Cup

There are no guarantees in pro sports, no matter how much of a sure thing they seem. Article content

The Toronto Blue Jays hitting a sac fly with one out instead of two to win the World Series? Article content Article content

Nope.

The Montreal Alouettes punching it in from the one yard-line instead of fumbling away the Grey Cup?

Not happening.

The ever early embattled Edmonton Oilers getting just what the doctor ordered by laying the boots to a Buffalo Sabres sitting dead last in the Eastern Conference to cement a turnaround after another blasé start to the season?

Fat chance. The way things are going, it’s a good thing they didn’t

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