It's deja vu all over again for the Sabres, so now what?
Buffalo has been here before.
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It feels a little weird to say in the context of playoff hockey, but these Buffalo Sabres have indeed been here before. Not in the second round, per se, but in this scenario that they now face against the Montreal Canadiens in the Eastern Conference semifinals. In the first round against the Boston Bruins , the Sabres had a scintillating Game 1 win before a less-than-impressive Game 2 loss.
Welcome to the same narrative against the Habs -- big Game 1 win, lopsided Game 2 loss. So now the question becomes: Can they respond again? MORE: Canadiens push aside top line problem It's not ideal to go on the road after giving up the momentum in a Game 2 win for the visiting team that gets to head back home riding high.
In the first series, the Sabres rebounded to claim two consecutive games in Boston. Can they do the same up north? This will be the biggest test this Buffalo team has faced all season.