Good post...and I agree about Biron...he made some big saves in the 3rd last night and kept the team within 2 goals...one thing I like about the new Martin Biron is that he closes games better then he used to....
Bottom line for this Sabres team in the playoffs is this: If the rules become different in the playoffs, meaning more stuff will be let go for teams like the Devils, then goaltending and defense becomes most important, and this is where the Sabres are lacking in regards to their strengths.
Silver lining though: Besides the Devils with Brodeur, who in the Eastern Conference has a goalie that you can say with almost 100 percent certainity that will be just fine in the playoffs?
Ottawa (Emery) No playoff experience
Carolina (Gerber) don't know much about him yet
Rangers (Lundquivst) Should be fine but who really knows
Philly (Nittaymaki) A relative unknown
Tampa Bay (Burke and Graham) Does not scare me
Montreal (Huet) Again, an unknown commidity
So looking at it this way, maybe the Sabres arent in as bad of shape goaltending and defensively as I thought, and looking at this breakdown, now you see why I want NO part of the Devils...in fact, call me nuts, I would not mind Philly at least getting 1 point Friday night, because the Devils are 4 pts behind Philly for the 5th spot.