The Buffalo Sabres' Maxim Afinogenov flies into the boards after being checked during the Tampa Bay Lightning game Monday night at the HSBC Center in downtown Buffalo, NY.

The Buffalo Sabres' Maxim Afinogenov flies into the boards after being checked during the Tampa Bay Lightning game Monday night at the HSBC Center in downtown Buffalo, NY. © Mike Lynaugh a

November 20, 2006 - The Buffalo Sabres' Maxim Afinogenov flies into the boards after being checked during the Tampa Bay Lightning game Monday night at the HSBC Center in downtown Buffalo, NY.

© Mike Lynaugh