Ok first of all, the senators are not better than the sabres. If miller hadn't gotten hurt in the morning skate before the first ottawa game in november, we wouldn't have been beaten 15 to negative 8. That would have given us the division title. The senators have that giant chara, who's a decent defender, but lets see what happens when he gets off his game. The sabres are equal to the senators in wins, talent level, and ability. Right now we have the edge in heart too... Don't forget the 1999 eastern conference quarterfinals. The senators were supposed to blow the sabres off the ice. Hasek (or in this case, roy/connolly/drury) stole game 1, and the series was over then. We eventually swept them, with unknown mike peca holding the media annointed tedy bruschi idol, alexi yashin to zero points. This is the playoffs... not some video game, not some sports writer making picks, not a friggin monkey. We also have the X factor... Lindy ruff, the best playoff coach in sabres history, and best one still in the current playoffs.
Miller>Emery
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