As is our destined path down the dark road of hockey lore, your sport of choice always finds a way to twist the knife into the open wounds with just enough force as to then sprinkle some salt in while asking how your day is going.
But never fear! While you may look at the Conference Finals and decide projectile vomiting or the NBA playoffs are more enjoyable (yikes), here's a handy guide to help navigate you through what's left of this dumpster fire of a season.
Former Faces
Alain Vigneault: Ah yes, he who inherited a decent squad in Vancouver and brought them within a sniff of the Cup was then gifted a very strong squad in NY and is attempting to walk them back into their second consecutive Cup final.