When the better team wins it’s not because the lesser team underachieved

From http://www.buffalonews.com/sports/story/80687.html

I can’t buy into the notion that the Sabres underachieved. Maxed out is more like it. Forget about the Presidents’ Trophy and the illusion of supremacy it creates. Ottawa was five points better than Buffalo from Dec. 1 through the end of the regular season while playing two fewer games. The Sens won the regular season series, 5-3, outscoring the Sabres, 33-25. When they met in the playoffs the better team won. And when the better team wins it’s not because the lesser team underachieved. The Sens went into the series absurdly under-regarded in this town.