Either that or she had some money riding on the Sabres.

Whatever the reason, the weather did the Pittsburgh Penguins no favors on their Monday trip to Buffalo.

First off, blizzard conditions in the area, or as Buffalonians call it, a light dusting, forced the team to re-route their flight to nearby Niagara Falls, New York, which is about the same as the more-famous Niagara Falls, Ontario–minus the Canadians, quality beer and picturesque scenery.

From there came a pleasant 55 minute bus ride to downtown Buffalo.  And by pleasant, I mean the bus got stuck on a snow-covered Buffalo street.  And if you were wondering, no, those are not helpful residents giving the Pens bus a push.

Nope, that’s a group of Pens coaches and other personnel, being led by head coach Dan Bylsma, using their might to get the bus unstuck.  Which they successfully did.  Of course the men had to run to catch the now-moving bus, which was another sight in itself.

After all that, the Penguins players finally made it to their hotel rooms, safe and sound.

Hopefully their flight out of Buffalo, as they make their way to New Jersey to face the Devils, goes a little more smoothly than their flight in.

Oh, and Pittsburgh ended up losing 4-3 to the Sabres, after giving up a three-goal lead.  No doubt having an exhausted coaching staff was the reason for the loss.

Or something like that.

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