‘The team is still trying to get past a bunch of teams to get into the playoffs. In the east, Buffalo must still get by three of four teams, Toronto, Florida, Boston or Ottawa to get in. In the conference it’s those teams along with Philadelphia and the Islanders. Brian Gionta said, “I haven’t looked at it since Dallas, but if you look at it at four points or five points, it’s not that much to make up, but when you’re fighting with six teams, it’s a lot harder to do.”‘