Since I've come to the conclusion that my actions will not affect the outcome of a game/series I will offer this up. Buffalo will win in Five.
Let's face reality. Ottawa was really, really good. We beat them with a combination of skill, luck, great goaltending and timely scoring. Ottawa controlled the play in large chunks of the series especially on their ice. Carolina will not be able to control the flow of the game like Ottawa did. Buffalo will probably get more shots and scoring chances overall than the 'Canes. This will make it a much closer series to Philly than it will be to Ottawa. I'm not saying we will blow out the 'Canes because we won't. They are better than Philly...but The only way I can see them beating us 4 out of 7 is if Cam Ward just plays stellar and Miller goes in a bit of a slump. I'm not counting on that.
Getting through the Ottawa series made us that much stronger and smarter of a team.