CANES DOWN SABRES
Carolina
The Carolina Hurricanes hosted the high octane offense of the Buffalo Sabres on Friday night and on this night were able to shut down the two headed attack.
“Well, we gave them almost a period of power play time,” said head coach Joel Quenneville, “but somehow we stayed strong and kept them from making this game into a disaster for us.”
Manny Legace was stellar between the pipes, only allowing one goal on the 9 power play attempts and turned aside 25 shots total. Legace, who was given his second straight start even after his last loss, was stellar in the net. The jury is out whether or not Legace or Patrick Lalime will start against the Oilers on Saturday.
The Canes received another big game from newly formed line of Mike Fisher, Dany Heatley and the team’s top scorer Rick Nash. Heatley led the game with 3 points while Nash added two.
Of note, twin towers Chris Pronger and Brad Stuart continued their brawling ways in the contest. Head coach Joel Quenneville had made a comment previously that he was not impressed by their willingness to drop the gloves.
“We need these two on the ice. They are our top two defensemen and when they are in the box for five minutes, it puts a strain on the rest of our team.”
The Canes take on the Edmonton Oilers tonight. No changes are expected in the lineup itself. The goaltender will be a game time decision.
The Carolina Hurricanes hosted the high octane offense of the Buffalo Sabres on Friday night and on this night were able to shut down the two headed attack.
“Well, we gave them almost a period of power play time,” said head coach Joel Quenneville, “but somehow we stayed strong and kept them from making this game into a disaster for us.”
Manny Legace was stellar between the pipes, only allowing one goal on the 9 power play attempts and turned aside 25 shots total. Legace, who was given his second straight start even after his last loss, was stellar in the net. The jury is out whether or not Legace or Patrick Lalime will start against the Oilers on Saturday.
The Canes received another big game from newly formed line of Mike Fisher, Dany Heatley and the team’s top scorer Rick Nash. Heatley led the game with 3 points while Nash added two.
Of note, twin towers Chris Pronger and Brad Stuart continued their brawling ways in the contest. Head coach Joel Quenneville had made a comment previously that he was not impressed by their willingness to drop the gloves.
“We need these two on the ice. They are our top two defensemen and when they are in the box for five minutes, it puts a strain on the rest of our team.”
The Canes take on the Edmonton Oilers tonight. No changes are expected in the lineup itself. The goaltender will be a game time decision.
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