'Such a performance is inexcusable in the playoffs — especially against a team as eminently beatable as the Islanders. True, the Isles played with desperation and a stronger game plan (emphasizing the fore-check and defensive aggressiveness), but frankly, that wouldn't have mattered half as much if the Sabres had played the full 60 minutes the way the played the final 45.'
Grading the Sabres: Game 2
Source: WGRZ-TV