Great post. Especially the bold part. Bruins may have lost all respect for the Sabres at that point and maybe Buffalo lost their self respect. Ive scene this exact scenario unfold with teh Sharks against the Oilers a few years back. Milan Mihalic cheap shotted by either Torres or Pasani can't remember. Milan out for the series because of it. But no balls by the Sharks to retaliate. To let the Oilers let them know they can't get away from it. Ron Wilson, in his infinite wisdom, had benched Parker(enforcer) for most of the playoffs so San Jose had no grit out there at all. Needless to say that was the turning point of the series and the Sharks never really got their game back. You have to have toughness out there in the playoffs. Not just an enforcer but everyone has to be willing to take hits to make plays and hit to force mistakes. If you don't have this your not going far.