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
For us, Ottawa has always been the team to beat. Not only in our division or in our conference, but in the entire NHL.
For us it wasn't so much about winning or losing. It's about showing up and proving to ourselves that we belong with the best team in the NHL. We show up with no effort by so many guys, that's just embarrassing. I don't know how to explain it, but there's definitely an issue here that we'll have to resolve before the playoffs start.
For us, it's the road to proving that we belong in the playoffs, that we can play with the best teams. We did really well the last time we played Ottawa, and now it's the next challenge. It's to prove that can play very well in Ottawa as well.
Hopefully this is a big confidence-builder and keeps us going in the right direction.
I guess if it's accidental there's a good chance you might get suspended. If it's on purpose then I guess it's OK. It makes me angry, but there's nothing we can do about it. The only positive thing is that Tucker is going to play golf, and we're going to the playoffs.
With Miro being a superstar, you need a player like that in your lineup to change the luck of your offense.
Having such a long losing streak, it made us take a look at everything and make sure we made the adjustments. Hopefully, we realize that. I really meant it when I said, 'This is going to make us a better team.
He's a little bit of a disturber out there. He's got that edge.
We want to go in there and try to finish it off right away.
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.
You have to give him credit. He's been known as a defensive coach pretty much his whole career.
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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