"Prayer is the last refuge of a scoundrel."
-Lisa Simpson

I'm not a very religious guy. When I was a kid, I wasn't even a "C & E" Catholic. I tried for a while in high school - I joined CYO, but honestly that was more a ruse to meet girls from the area all-girl Catholic high schools (mission accomplished, by the way). Church just never did it for me. I guess I'm much closer to Homer than I am to Flanders.

"Hidilly-ho, Neglect-erinos!"

The point is, my words probably don't carry much weight with the Almighty, however you may choose to perceive God. But, as Blaise Pascal once posited in his famous Wager, if you believe then you at least have a shot at Heaven - or at the very least, having your prayers answered.

So, in the spirit of having tried everything else, and inspired by a thread on the message board, I offer the following:

The Ranger Fan's Prayer
Or
Cry of The Hopeless

Glen Sather, who art our GM,
Hollowed be thy name!
When Playoffs come,
our season's done,
as hopefully will be your tenure!

Give us this day our Daily Loss,
as well as some long passes,
as we expect those will be picked off against us.

Lead us not into Penn Station,
For it's full of fans of the dEvils.

For thine is this abortion,
though you've lived on past glory
Forever and Ever.

Amen

Have a great New Year everybody!

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