Daniel Briere
Daniel Briere
Daniel Jean-Claude "Danny" Brièreis a Canadian former professional ice hockey player. He was drafted in the first round of the 1996 NHL Entry Draft by the Phoenix Coyotes, and also played for the Buffalo Sabres, Philadelphia Flyers, Montreal Canadiens and Colorado Avalanche of the National Hockey League. Internationally, Brière won four gold medals in as many appearances with Team Canada at the 1994 World U18 Championships, 1997 World Junior Championships, and the 2003 and 2004 World Championships...
ProfessionHockey Player
Date of Birth6 October 1977
CityGatineau, Canada
Throughout the season we were expecting the calls to go down, the referees to stop calling the new rules. They kept it going all year.
It's our next experience, exactly. One of our biggest goals this season was playing well on the road. We had the best road record in the East and now we want to show up on the road in the playoffs as well.
It's not going to be easy, but it's great for the fans. We get to see the Leafs, Canadiens, Bruins and Senators more often. It's better for travelling as well. There's a lot of positives, but emotion will be a big factor.
It's not about one or two lines or one or two players on this team. There's something special here.
I knew at some point if they gave us a chance to stick together we were going to get going together.
I have no problem looking at the standings when we walk in the door. But before making comments like that you should look at yourself in the mirror and look where you're standing and why you're losing all those games.
I never saw him. It was careless on my part, but it wasn't on purpose. Sometimes that's going to happen.
I'm very excited to see him come back, but they made it perfectly clear to me, even though it's the same type of injury and the same type of surgery, that it wasn't the same thing.
It's definitely shocking what's been thrown out there. He was an example on and off the ice when I was there. I learned a lot from him how to handle myself around the dressing room and on the ice.
It went from being one of the loudest buildings to being very quiet.
We don't think it's going to be easy, and we don't think that we are too good. We are a team that relies on our work ethic to win games, and that's what we have to continue to do.
(Vanek) knows where to be. He knows how to score. He's a game-breaker. It's fun for me, having a chance to play with a guy like that.
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We want to go in there and try to finish it off right away.