Could this be Brière's last game as a Sabre ? and ...

Could this be the last time we see Daniel Brière in a Sabres uniform ? The possibility exist, as we know, in the cap world of the NHL, the Sabres may not be able to keep both Drury and Brière.

Both players could command alot of interest on the UFA market, and get top dollar, in the range of 6 million +. With the signings of high priced players that have not panned out in the last two years, some Gm's may not want to get into that kind of trouble, basing it on what is going on in Tampa with Jay Feaster and other places, where large salaries and long term contracts have not been good investments, the UFA market this year could take a hit, as the money may not be there, and I think that the cap could stay at 44 million again this year, which could call for caution by Gm's.

In the last years, the General Managers that made sound investments, could profit from bad decisions made by their collegues since the CBA was signed almost two years ago.

It will be interesting to watch the UFA market, espacially once the cap for next year will be known.

Hearing for Pronger incident to be held

The NHL has announced that it will hold a hearing in the Pronger-Holmstrom incident in game 3 of the Anaheim-Detroit series.