But Why?

Chris and I both had early meetings this morning so I had to wake up the boys to get to school. When I woke Aidan up, he smiled at me, sat up quickly and asked: "Did we win, Mom?"

I rubbed his back absentmindedly and asked "What?"

Aidan jumped out of bed and asked again, "Did we win? Did the Sabres win their game last night?"

"Oh, no honey, the Sabres didn't win. We lost."

"We did? We lost?" Aidan's face was a mixture of disappointment and confusion. "But Why?" "Why did we lose?"

Sigh. I only wish I knew why. I wish I knew. Aidan's expression of disappointment and confusion will be echoed across the faces of all of Buffalo this morning. But why?