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GRAND RAPIDS, Mich. -- The Toronto Marlies find themselves on the brink of playoff elimination after falling to the Grand Rapids Griffins 4-1 Friday night in Game 4 of the AHL Western Conference semifinals. The Griffins lead the series 3-1, and host Game 5 Saturday. "Its a best-of-seven series," Toronto right winger Greg Scott. "We know that and they know that. Our backs are against the wall, so we have to come out flying (Saturday), and I think were going to do that." Grand Rapids snapped a 1-1 tie with 9:47 left when a shot by Landon Ferraro from behind the net deflected off Marlies defenceman Dylan Yeo and into the goal. "Thats hockey sometimes, and those goals happen," Scott said. "From our end, I think we have to do the same. We have to create our own luck." The Marlies opened the scoring in the first period when Carter Ashton flung a shot toward the net from the left side and it trickled past the stick of Griffins goalie Petr Mrazek. It was Ashtons second goal in as many games. "Its always best to play with the lead, and I was relieved to see us get that goal," Toronto coach Dallas Eakins said. "But unfortunately, we had a breakdown on our penalty kill and it evened the score." Grand Rapids tied the game in the second period with a power play from Tomas Jurco off a pass from Luke Glendening. Grand Rapids added a pair of empty-net goals in the final minute from Jeff Hoggan and Jan Mursak. The Marlies had limited opportunities to score and were outshot 36-18. "Were still looking for that extra pass," Eakins said. "And I think on our goal thats what we want to do. We have to throw pucks at the net and see what comes out of it. Obviously, it is something well key on for tomorrow." "We just have to play in our zone more. We create when we get our cycle going, and thats when we usually generate offence. We have to keep that going," said Scott. Marlies goaltender Drew MacIntyre made 32 saves, while Mrazek stopped 17 shots for Grand Rapids. 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So as we mentioned, we got to wait for that swelling to go down.I know every Bill fan out there is hoping for the best, and thats certainly what were doing, but there is concern.A source said that more could be known about the severity of Raglands injury as soon as Sunday. With uncertainty over Raglands availability, Ryan said the Bills will work out free-agent linebackers Sunday, although he did not identify which players would be visiting.Ragland, the Bills second-round pick in Aprils draft, was pursuing running back Reggie Bush toward the sideline on a play during Fridays practice when he pulled up limping and immediately went to the ground.It just looked odd, Ryan said Friday. It wasnt hit. None of that stuff. So sometimes those can be the worst ones, so Im hoping -- we just havve to keep our fingers crossed and hope hes fine.ddddddddddddThe Bills traded up to select Ragland with the No. 41 overall selection. General manager Doug Whaley said the team considered selecting the Alabama linebacker with its No. 19 pick in the first round, but Buffalo drafted Clemson defensive end Shaq Lawson instead.Lawson is expected to miss the first several games of the regular season after undergoing shoulder surgery this spring.Ryan already had named Ragland as the expected starter at inside linebacker alongside Preston Brown. Veteran Zach Brown replaced Ragland with the first-team defense for the remainder of Fridays practice.Id rather not think about it, but were in capable hands, Ryan said of the possibility of losing Ragland for an extended period. We have a couple of pretty good inside backers, guys that are doing well right now -- Zach Brown and Randell Johnson -- so one guy would have to step up.In addition to Ragland, the Bills also are dealing with injuries to inside linebackers Kevin Reddick, who Ryan said Saturday is expected to miss multiple weeks, and Jamari Lattimore, who Ryan said could return as soon as Monday. ' ' '