An epic photo taken at a bar in downtown Buffalo is making the rounds after it was shared to Deadspin on Tuesday.

An observer caught former Buffalo Bills general manager Doug Whaley and former Buffalo Sabres general manager Tim Murray sharing a conversation at a bar. Whaley was fired on Sunday and Murray was dismissed 10 days prior to that.

Considering ESPN sports talk show "First Take" is shown on the television behind the former sports executives, the meeting likely took part in the morning or early afternoon. Regardless, both Murray and Whaley have decided to remain in Buffalo for the time being.

And they're eating (drinking?) out in style on owner Terry Pegula's dime.

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The St. Louis Blues were clearly unhappy with the officiating following a pivotal Game 4 loss to the Nashville Predators.

The contest was scoreless in the third period when the Blues were tagged with an extra penalty following a post-whistle scrum. Cue Ryan Ellis, who scored on the ensuing power play, leaving Blues head coach Mike Yeo to backhandedly compliment the Predators in the wake of an eventual 2-1 loss.

"I'll be the first to admit I know that we could have killed the penalty, but I thought that they did a really good job lobbying for that," Yeo said, per Jeremy Rutherford of the St. Louis Post-Dispatch.

"Every stoppage, they're yelling at the refs, talking to the refs and it worked there. It's worked all series, let's be honest. We had one game where we've had more power plays than them and the other three, they're winning that category, clearly."

The Predators have indeed been awarded more power plays than the Blues in three of the four games so far, with the final results falling in line with that advantage.

The Blues did get a power-play opportunity later in the third period Tuesday, but it was nullified by a call for too many men on the ice shortly thereafter, much to Yeo's frustration.

"That was not good on our part," Yeo conceded. "We get down and it was obviously frustrating to be down the way we were competing ... the way that we went down with the penalty call and it took us a while to regroup after that."

The Blues, now down 3-1 in the series, will have an extra day to regroup in an attempt to salvage their season, with Game 5 set for Friday back in St. Louis.

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The St. Louis Blues were clearly unhappy with the officiating following a pivotal Game 4 loss to the Nashville Predators.

The contest was scoreless in the third period when the Blues were tagged with an extra penalty following a post-whistle scrum. Cue Ryan Ellis, who scored on the ensuing power play, leaving Blues head coach Mike Yeo to backhandedly compliment the Predators in the wake of an eventual 2-1 loss.

"I'll be the first to admit I know that we could have killed the penalty, but I thought that they did a really good job lobbying for that," Yeo said, per Jeremy Rutherford of the St. Louis Post-Dispatch.

"Every stoppage, they're yelling at the refs, talking to the refs and it worked there. It's worked all series, let's be honest. We had one game where we've had more power plays than them and the other three, they're winning that category, clearly."

The Predators have indeed been awarded more power plays than the Blues in three of the four games so far, with the final results falling in line with that advantage.

The Blues did get a power-play opportunity later in the third period Tuesday, but it was nullified by a call for too many men on the ice shortly thereafter, much to Yeo's frustration.

"That was not good on our part," Yeo conceded. "We get down and it was obviously frustrating to be down the way we were competing ... the way that we went down with the penalty call and it took us a while to regroup after that."

The Blues, now down 3-1 in the series, will have an extra day to regroup in an attempt to salvage their season, with Game 5 set for Friday back in St. Louis.

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NASHVILLE, Tenn. - James Neal scored the game-winning goal with 6:57 left, and the Nashville Predators beat the St. Louis Blues 2-1 Tuesday night to take a 3-1 lead in their Western Conference semifinal.

Pekka Rinne outdueled St. Louis' Jake Allen with 32 saves, and the Predators are a victory away from reaching the Western Conference final for the first time in franchise history.

Ryan Ellis scored at 5:09 of the third to break up a scoreless game. Neal then scored with 6:57 left to crank up the Nashville celebration.

Joel Edmundson scored with 3:49 left as St. Louis avoided the shutout. Blues coach Mike Yeo pulled Allen late, but they couldn't beat Rinne again. Allen finished with 23 saves as the Blues lost consecutive road games for the first time since Feb. 28 and March 3.

Game 5 is Friday night in St. Louis.

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NASHVILLE, Tenn. - James Neal scored the game-winning goal with 6:57 left, and the Nashville Predators beat the St. Louis Blues 2-1 Tuesday night to take a 3-1 lead in their Western Conference semifinal.

Pekka Rinne outdueled St. Louis' Jake Allen with 32 saves, and the Predators are a victory away from reaching the Western Conference final for the first time in franchise history.

Ryan Ellis scored at 5:09 of the third to break up a scoreless game. Neal then scored with 6:57 left to crank up the Nashville celebration.

Joel Edmundson scored with 3:49 left as St. Louis avoided the shutout. Blues coach Mike Yeo pulled Allen late, but they couldn't beat Rinne again. Allen finished with 23 saves as the Blues lost consecutive road games for the first time since Feb. 28 and March 3.

Game 5 is Friday night in St. Louis.

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There was a rare sighting in Nashville on Tuesday: a happy hockey coach.

Predators bench boss Peter Laviolette reacted with unbridled enthusiasm to Ryan Ellis' go-ahead goal in Game 3 against the St. Louis Blues.

The tally put the Predators ahead 1-0 early in the third period and they would go on to a 2-1 win and a 3-1 series lead.

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There was a rare sighting in Nashville on Tuesday: a happy hockey coach.

Predators bench boss Peter Laviolette reacted with unbridled enthusiasm to Ryan Ellis' go-ahead goal in Game 3 against the St. Louis Blues.

The tally put the Predators, who lead the series 2-1, ahead 1-0 early in the third period.

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The Ottawa Senators hope it serves as a wake-up call.

Put away 4-1 in Game 3 of their second-round series against the New York Rangers, the Senators came out flat, squandering an opportunity to push their series lead to 3-0.

"We knew. It was about living it. Now we have lived it. We got a good slap in the face," Senators coach Guy Boucher told Dan Rosen of NHL.com. "They wanted it so badly and we didn't match that. Period. Period. The whole team was off."

The Rangers carried a 2-0 lead into the first intermission after outshooting the Senators 15-5 in the initial frame. The final 40 minutes were closer, with Ottawa ahead on the shot clock 22-15, but it was too little, too late for the Senators.

New York pushed its lead to 4-0 in the second period before Senators forward Jean-Gabriel Pageau broke Henrik Lundqvist's shutout bid.

Senators captain Erik Karlsson and forward Mike Hoffman were a team-worst minus-three on the night. It marked the first time in the playoffs that Karlsson had been on the ice for more than one even-strength goal against.

Tuesday was the Senators' ninth game this postseason, and the first to be decided by more than one goal.

The series continues Thursday in New York.

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