Burned

Not as heartbreaking as the Stanley Cup No-Goal or the Phantom Goal of the following playoffs against the Flyers, the Sabres were once again on the losing end of a controversial goal call. This time it was the Flames Robyn Regehr that earned a place in Buffalo Sabres history. His Pele move past Martin Biron gave the Flames a lead they would never relinquish.
The issue with this goal is that the play was never reviewed. For a referee to ignore the pleas for a review from either team is a diservice to the fans and the sport.
To give the NHL credit they were quick to apologize to the Sabres organization. Unlike the No-Goal controversy where an apology has never been given and a rule quickly changed, the NHL was quick to admit fault.
I hope this is part of the New NHL. That along with the new rules the league will be quicker to admit a mistake. This transparency can foster more trust between the fans and the league and even the players and the league.
For the Sabres they can't use the bad goal call as an excuse for a loss. To their credit they have not. They traditionally have trouble out West and this road trip was no different hopefully they can turn it around against, NYR, ATL, and TO.