Mikko Koskinen Makes NHL Debut As Islanders Goaltenders Keep Dropping

by Adam Gretz

Filed under: Islanders, Maple Leafs, NHL Injuries

At this point it's hard to figure out what the New York Islanders goaltenders did to deserve this run of misfortune, but it's starting to get a little absurd.

Since Jan. 1 the club has traded veteran Dwayne Roloson to the Tampa Bay Lightning, lost Nathan Lawson to a knee injury, lost Rick DiPietro after he suffered facial fractures in a fight with Penguins goalie Brent Johnson and attempted to claim Evgeni Nabokov on waivers only to watch him refuse to report to the team. On Tuesday, Kevin Poulin, who was elbowed by Ottawa goalie Robin Lehner over the weekend, was slated to start against the Toronto Maple Leafs only to get injured during warmups when he hit a rut on the ice.

According to the AP he gingerly skated off the ice and had to be helped to the locker room.

 

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Source: http://nhl.fanhouse.com/2011/02/08/mikko-koskinen-makes-nhl-debut-as-islanders-goaltenders-keep-dro/

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