Hopefully the upcoming series won't be an anti-climax to the Eastern Conference series -- that was worthy of a Stanley Cup Finals. Despite the adversity of losing their top four defensemen and key forward Tim Connolly, Buffalo showed a lot of heart in extending the series against a technically better team in Carolina.
Actually, it was the "Hillary Curse" that did the Sabres in ... (word to the wise, never let Her Thighness mention she roots for your team ;)
There's a thread going about the Curse:
http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/1642103/posts