Series Preview Vs. Buffalo

Well, we made the playoffs in shocking fashion. To move on in these playoffs, we have to shock the world once again. The Presidents Trophy winners, the Buffalo Sabres, are arguably the best team in the NHL right now. Lets see the tale of the tape:
GOALTENDING
-Buffalo- The Sabres goalies are Ryan Miller and Ty Conklin. Miller had a good season again this year posting 40 wins. He also had a .911 Save Percentage to go along with a 2.73 GAA. Conklin was traded to the Sabres after Martin Biron went from Buffalo to Philadelphia on deadline day. Conklin is a liability in between the pipes posting a .879 Save Percentage but unless Miller is hurt we won't see him.
-Islanders- The man with nothing to lose but oh so much to gain will likely play most of this series for the Isles. That man is bald but beautiful Wade Dubielewicz. He is the man of the hour in the NHL these days with his easy-going, me against the world attitude. In 8 games he is 4-1 with a .934 Save Percentage. He will be backed up by Mike Dunham.
Edge- Sabres

DEFENSE
-Buffalo- The Sabres defense is incredibly mobile and offensively gifted. Brian Campbell, Dmitri Kalinin, Teppo Numminen are all solid puck-moving rearguards. The way to beat the Sabres defense, and forwards for that matter is to get physical. If the Islanders stick to what they've been doing all year and go toe to toe against these guys they could see some success.
-Islanders- Brendan Witt and Sean Hill are going to have to turn into superheroes for this series. They have to get physical with the speedy Sabres. Bruno Gervais is back, which is huge. The Sabres are so fast and now the Isles have three mobile defensemen in Campoli, Bergeron, and Gervais.
EDGE- Even

Forwards
-Buffalo- Afinogenov, Drury, Briere, Zubrus, Hecht, Vanek, Pominville, Roy, and Kotalik. All these guys are fast, talented, creative, and oh yeah fast. They are however, soft. They will tear up this series if it is not a hard hitting affair. If it is we will see the Sabres have some problems.
-Islanders- The Islanders forwards must play grind it out hockey. They are all blue collar guys and need to fill that description. If they can do this we may see an upset.
EDGE- Sabres

COACHING
-Buffalo- Lindy Ruff has been to the eastern conference finals a few times now. He has his players believing in him and his style.
-Islanders- Ted "Jack Adams" Nolan, like Ruff, has his players confidence. Nolan has been to the playoffs before and led an underdog Sabres team into the playoffs back in the late 90's.
EDGE- Islanders

Prediction- Islanders in 6 (why not?)