Miller Time!

  Well, the boys are still looking good early in the season.  They stand 6-2 with 12 points after beating the NY Rangers 3-1 tonight.  Ryan Miller has stood on his head at the right time in the past several games to keep the boys in there.  Knocking on wood (literally), he has matured and grown over the past couple of years and surely the entire season in Rochester last year during the lock out pulled his game up to a new level.  He is one victory short of becoming the first rookie goaltender to win 7 in the month of October since Ed Belfour did it in 1990.  

A big shout out to Danny Briere for scoring his 7th goal in 8 games, and Alice (Ales Kotalik) for picking up his game with some great hits and getting the blister of a shot off to get a few goals.  Vanek has wonderful vision on the ice and shows his determination game in and game out.  Currently he has 7 assists and is due for a goal!  Kudo's to the penalty kill as the stopped the Rangers on 5 attempts.  Previously the Rangers scored a power play goal in each of it's first 9 games.   

Ruff had the boys practicing hard over the week lull and practice they did, you can see an improvement on the powerplay and tonight they went 2 of 8.  They look pretty dangerous at times, and hopefully it will continue to improve.  With the rules being called it is a great advantage for them.  I do believe they are still the least penalized team in the league right now so if they take advantage when they are up a player it gives them a definite edge.  

Next game is Wednesday against the Washington Capitals and will be played in Rochester.