Honestly, I thought after Connolly tied it up and you got the PP, the Sabres were going to score and complete the comeback. Inexplicably, your team fell apart and gave the Sens the best opportunities to score.
And with a minute left, why was your 4th line on the ice against a mixture of the Sens top players (our coach shuffled the line and put on Alfie (1st line) with Fisher (2nd line) and Kelly (3rd). Did the shuffle confuse Ruff?
As for bringing the nasty, I always think the balance of power shifted after the game with the infamous Neil hit on Drury. When Ruff responded by sending out Mair and Peters and having them go after Spezza and Heatley, that galvanized the Sens. They came out with a vengeance the next game in Ottawa and its been all Ottawa since.