Rochester, N.Y. — They say you only get one chance to make a first impression.
Erik Brännström made quite an entrance into the Buffalo Sabres organization on Wednesday night.
The seventh-year defenseman scored his first of two goals just 67 seconds into the game, he was active on the rush and he provided poise and steadiness in the defensive zone for the Rochester Americans.
Still, despite Brännström’s contributions, the Amerks’ season-long losing streak reached five as the Charlotte Checkers took advantage of a foolish Brendan Warren penalty to post a 4-3 victory at Blue Cross Arena at the War Memorial.
With the score tied 2-2, a hooking penalty on Warren below the end line in the Charlotte zone gave the Checkers a power play and they capitalized. Ben Steeves converted an Oliver Okuliar pass at 7:57, breaking the tie, and the Amerks couldn’t recover. READ MORE.
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