Archives for January 8, 2007

'Ah, but Biron's bulb is burning dimmer these days, his 100-watt glow reduced to a 60, his ebullience noticeably reduced. He's a free agent after this season, turns 30 in August, and would like to think, not dreamily, either, that he could be a No. 1 in some other place. Yet the season's half over and he's played all of 12 games while residing in the realm of double jeopardy. Not only does he feel less a part of this team, having played 35 games a year ago, but his marketability is suffering as well.'

'The Northeast has been the most competitive division in league thus far. Through the weekend, each of the five teams had a winning record (Toronto was below the watermark counting overtime and shootout losses). The Boston Bruins had the lowest point total with 43 – no other division had all teams above 38 points – even though the Bruins had played the fewest games in the league.'

‘“For us, we have a No. 1 goalie playing every night, either way,” said Sabres co-captain Daniel Briere. “It’s a luxury. Not too many teams can count on two guys of that caliber.”’