We're giving the Sabres a mulligan for their four straight losses, all against contending or hot (Columbus) teams, but don't think they'll end another playoff-less season with five straight losses. Unlike previous slumps this season, Buffalo still battling, and while goalie James Reimer did get peppered for seven goals by an on-fire Tampa bay on Sunday, he was also recently on a seven-game winning streak in his starts, and in his last home appearance worked a 3-0 shutout of the Hurricanes on April 8. The brief "Brad Shaw Bounce" for the Flyers might have ended in these last two losses with the offense on the blink after winning five of six following John Tortorella's ouster. Play Sabres on Puck Line