Joined: 09 Apr 2002
Location: St. Louis, MO Posts: 1710
Posted:
Dec 04, 2006 2:37 am
This week's Northeast Report should be up on either Wednesday or Thursday morning, but the condition of Daniel Briere needs to be updated. Briere, who ranks third on the Sabres with 30 points in 26 games, was checked hard up high into the boards in Saturday's 7-4 loss in Washington by Alexander Ovechkin.
Briere returned to the game later, but didn't look like his old self, and complained of soreness in his neck after the game. He's expected to be in the lineup on Tuesday when the Sabres head to Tampa Bay.
As for the follow-up to the hit, both rookie center Paul Gaustad and veteran grinder Adam Mair received majors and game misconducts for instigating fights. It's unknown whether the league will answer either with a suspension. It's doubtful that Mair has much of a fantasy presence in your league, but Gaustad should be owned in most deep leagues, as he scored five goals and finished with nine points in November.
