Goalie fight????

GOALIE FIGHT!!!! Wait, am I starting to repeat myself? FUGO favorite Brent Johnson was at it again as Islanders enforcer Michael Haley decided to step up for his glass-jawed fallen goaltender and take on "Iron" Brent in a fight-marred blowout victory over the Penguins. It actually makes a little bit of sense. With the trade of backup Dwayne Roloson and the loss Rick "Paper Mache" DiPietro, the Islanders could not afford to sacrifice another goaltender to Johnson's iron fists.



In other news, the Peter Forsberg comeback tour kicked off last night and our hero valiantly allowed the spotlight to shine on Columbus' Rick Nash in a 3-1 loss to the Blue Jackets. Not wanting to give us too much too early, Forsberg held himself to a single shot in just under 18 minutes of ice time. That did not prevent Avalanche coach Joe Sacco from gushing, "He was arguably our best player tonight." Well obviously...

Just call me the prognosticator!

I jokingly reported in a previous post that Rick DiPietro would probably miss some time with a concussion after getting his lunch handed to him by Pittsburgh's Brent Johnson. It turns out I was only wrong on the injury and the length of time DiPietro will miss, although I suppose that remains to be seen. As reported on Islanders.com and read on Deadspin, DiPietro will miss at least a month with facial fractures and knee swelling. The moral of the story is if you are ever going to steal Mike Tyson's tiger make sure you have Brent Johnson on your side because he is a bad motherfucker!