Daily Links for Wednesday, Dec. 30

by Andy Boron on Dec 30, 2009 6:00 AM EST in Daily Links

Three more Olympic rosters have been announced, and another Sabre goes to the Big Show. Also, I forgot to round up the rankings yesterday, so here they are today.

Tide turns on the Pens: Buffalo comes back for a 4-3 win | PensBurgh
The Pittsburgh Penguins blow a 3 goal lead and take a tough loss in Buffalo to backup goalie Patrick Lalime and the Sabres 4-3.

Chara, Gaborik, Hossa highlight Slovakian roster announcement | NHL.com
Andrej Sekera has been named to the Slovakian Olympic team, and I say good for the kid.

ENNIS NAMED TO CANADIAN AHL ALL-STAR TEAM | Buffalo Sabres
Let us not forget, Tyler Ennis is a goal-per-game player in the NHL.

Power Rankings Roundup:
The Sporting News: #6 (posted Dec. 28)
TSN: #9 (posted Dec. 29)
Fox Sports: #6 (posted Dec 29)

Norway returns core of World Championship team for Olympics | NHL.com
Norway also named its roster today, boasting only one NHLer.

Latvia's Olympic roster boasts pair of NHL players | NHL.com
If you've ever heard of any player or non-NHL/AHL team on the Latvian roster, I'll give you a dollar.

2010 Olympic roster announcements | From The Rink
If you're wondering when the country you care about is going to announce its Olympic roster, apparently they have set dates to do so.

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What got me was the celebration at the end of the game. The team mobbed Patty and rightfully so. Maybe he’s healthy this year for the first time in a while, maybe the team defense has been a little better, maybe he’s getting a tiny bit more goal support. Whatever it is, it’s great to see him battle back and be relevant as a backup again and see the team respond in kind.

by sabre74kkn on Dec 30, 2009 10:51 AM EST reply actions

agree 100%

"I don't know how to explain it but we seem to find eachother on the ice and make things happen... Yeah. Pass, shoot, score... Yeah. Pass.. Shoot.. And score."

by bflo on Dec 30, 2009 11:46 AM EST up reply actions

This is what I was hoping for when we signed him. If he keeps playing like this- though, I’ll admit it’s unreasonable to expect that- then backup goaltending will be one of our STRENGTHS. Don’t you love it when Darcy puts you in your place?

Damn rankings! They always do them before we string two wins together or beat a good team! Fox is damn lazy with their rankings; they just organize them by points earned per game.

by Traver on Dec 30, 2009 3:56 PM EST up reply actions