Miller's legacy really has taken a hit in this series. He finally gets behind an elite defense and can't win a big game. 2-Series lead coming out of St Louis....Lose in 6. He was great in Game 1 (after giving up 3 goals)....but really..to go into a tie game and give up 4! goals in the 3rd period of an elimination game. It is pretty rotten that a team with 111 Points had to play the 107 point blackhawks in the opening round.
I think he can forget a 'long' term contract this summer. He will likely get big dollars, but short term. Don't get me wrong, Miller is still a good goalie....but he no longer can be considered elite.
No different than the old 21-team intra-divisional-rivalry Adams-Norris-Smythe-Patrick playoff format from ~1981-1994.
Early 1980s were a frustrating time to be a Sabre fan.
1982 - Sabres finish 4th in Conf., 6th in NHL, lose to the 3rd / 5th place Bruins.
1984 - Sabres finish 2nd in Conf., 4th in NHL, lose to the 3rd / 6th place Nordique.
1985 - Sabres finish 3rd in Conf., 8th in NHL, lose to the 2nd / 7th place Nordique.
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I'll agree the Blues went on a late slide, their D was not stellar, didn't challenge enough at blue line, allowed too many odd-man and breakaways, were putrid on PP, and not enough goals-for (result of PP). Plus it was Chicago. Miller needs no personal defense, so I am not even citing him. Posters or trolls stating otherwise need to reconsider. At least not with the 3+ games I watched as evidence.
Goals and points don't matter to some posters when judging players, I guess we should judge forwards on their defensive prowess and goals be damned 
