Fears are growing that the NRLs crackdown on players making contact with referees could have an undue influence on the finals series.The one-match suspension of Tyson Frizell last week for making incidental contact with Chris James has all NRL players on edge just a month out from the finals.Canterbury prop David Klemmer was the first player to test the limits of referee contact when he successfully fought a two-match ban at the judiciary in March.But incidents of match-official contact and the suspensions handed out since have only served to muddy the waters on the controversial issue.Frizells contact did not appear as forceful as Klemmers touch on Ben Cummins in the round two win over Penrith in March.But St George Illawarra star Frizells ban came in the week after the NRL moved to redefine how intentional contact with a referee would constitute a ban.Jarryd Hayne become the latest player caught up in the issue when he brushed against referee Gavin Reynolds in Gold Coasts loss to the Warriors on Sunday in his first game in the NRL in almost two years.Hayne was not charged by the match review committee over the contact.Five months after he avoided a ban Klemmer, who received a contrary conduct ban for his remonstrations with Gerard Sutton last year, said on Monday he was still unsure if contact with a referee might or might not sideline him for a finals match.Definitely, it is semi-final time you dont want to be missing a week for that, he said at Bulldogs training at Belmore Sports Ground.They have to clarify that and bring in (a) more common sense (approach).If you push the referee sure it is one of those cases (for suspension).If you are telling a referee to buzz off in his face or using rude words and then pushing him out of they way ...But if it is just a case of `sorry sir just and you are getting out of the way that should be OK.I felt really sorry for Tyson Frizell.Klemmer said players were not acutely aware of the presence of referees during a game.One or our players was touched by the referee on the weekend, so what happens there? he said.Henry Perenara was standing right in the scrum (last weekend) and what are you supposed to do.He was right in the middle there and if you touch him you get suspended.You dont know what to do. 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On Saturday night, he came back to town and beat them as a member of the Buffalo Sabres.Acquired from Ottawa before last season, Lehner made 31 saves in Buffalos 2-1 comeback victory.Thats the big reason why we won, Sabres forward Sam Reinhart said about Lehners play. He was the one guy for the full 60 minutes that gave it his all and was really the big reason why we won that game.Kyle Okposo and Reinhart scored in the third period to help the Sabres rally for their fourth win in five games.Okposo tied it early in the period when he tipped a point shot from Jake McCabe past Craig Anderson.The Sabres took their first lead when Reinhart took advantage of a turnover at the side of the Ottawa goal. Anderson stopped the first shot, but Reinhart was able to jam a loose puck in between the skate of Anderson and the post at 8:22.It was kind of an in-tight play and kind of lucky the way it worked out and was able to come back and be on the right side of the goalie, Reinhart ssaid.ddddddddddddThe Senators had an opportunity to tie it with a four-minute power play after Dmitry Kulikov got a high stick into the face of Bobby Ryan, but were unable to produce.Mike Hoffman scored for Ottawa, and Anderson made 30 saves.I think the game could have went either way and I think both teams played pretty good and had chances but Lehner did play really well, Hoffman said. We were generating chances, which is, at the end of the day, what we want to do. Some days theyre going to go in, unfortunately this was one of those days that things didnt go our way.Game notes The Sabres have won back-to-back games against the Senators for the first time in five years. ... Sabres forward William Carrier played his first NHL game.UP NEXT:The Sabres will conclude their two-game road swing against Boston on Monday night before returning home for a rematch with the Senators on Wednesday night.The Senators are at Nashville on Tuesday night. ' ' '