‘I think as an objective observer, I can honestly say it was an obvious goal. On the normal speed from the high view, there is a fraction of a second where that space between the puck and goal line can be seen. On the other hand, the Sabres know they won’t win them all, and they had been on the positive end of one crucial no-goal and a goal in the Islanders series, as well as a no-goal that went their way in game three of the Rangers series.’