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You gotta feel for the Buffalo Sabres. With so much heart and determination, and relishing the role of underdogs, you'd think they would deserve a better fate than game 7. Sure, game 7 was lost in convincing enough fashion. But they just seemed to get unlucky at the wrong time.

How much can you expect from a team that loses FOUR of their regular defenceman including Teppo Numminen and Jay McKee, two guys that are the guts of their defensive corps? Sabres fans have the right to ask "What if?" if they had their best guys heading to battle to truly show who the better team was in game 7.

That unfortunate penalty in the third period for delay of game was unintentional, but like accidental high sticks it is consistently called and it turned out to be the one that cost them.

As much as Sens fans complain they should be Cup contenders and making a run for it, the Buffalo Sabres have been in the NHL for 30 years+ and have made the Cup final just two times, and have never actually won it. Maybe Sabres fans deserved a break, but not this time.

I can't take anything away from the Hurricanes though. They have played terrific hockey and have a good mix of youth and experience working for them. Who's going to win the Stanley Cup as they face the Edmonton Oilers Monday night? These series have been so unpredictable and too close to call, I can't give an answer. I will say I think we're going to be treated to some more great hockey.