‘We’re talking huge money here – all of it, of course, dedicated to bringing the Stanley Cup home for the first time. If not the big prize, the hope is that the signing will bring the Sabres deep into the playoffs after failing to get beyond the first round the last two seasons. In the preceding two seasons, they missed the playoffs, but there’s ample reason to believe the Sabres will be a contender when they get the kind of goaltending Ryan Miller delivered in Buffalo’s 3-1 victory on Tuesday.’