OTTAWA (CP) - Ottawa goaltender Ray Emery had a grin on his face Friday in recounting the previous night's fireworks in Buffalo.
And when the teams meet again Saturday, he and the Senators will have added muscle behind them should the Sabres try to repeat the display. "I don't think the other team should send their tough guys after our skill players," said Emery, who, like the rest of the Senators, was unhappy with the tactics employed by Sabres coach Lindy Ruff in Thursday's game - won 6-5 by Buffalo in shootout.
But Emery, who earned such a reputation for his willingness to drop the gloves in junior and the minors that the Senators have told him to cool it with the fighting, also admitted to enjoying being in the centre of second-period melee that involved all 10 skaters and both goaltenders.
Senators ready for their rematch with Sabres after brutal brawl