Not the least of which because Ward was a !@#$ing wizard between the pipes.
Still...although the offense obviously did much better this game than last, Carolina was still too effective in the Sabres' defensive zone and managed to put a lot of consistent pressure on Miller. I said to myself a few games ago, when Tallinder went out, it'll be a lot to ask for this team to hold Carolina to three or less per game with three top defensemen out...and it's a lot to ask this team to score more than three per game against Carolina with the forwards being fed the puck across center ice by the Rochester Amerks. So far, that's just how it's turning out...which doesn't exactly make me confident that, while the Sabres may be able to take one of the next two (obviously, that would have to be Tuesday's) from Carolina, they can't take both.