LHinks: Martin Biron signs, DiPietro fan freak-out edition
by Dominik on Jul 23, 2009 7:00 AM EDT
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PrintYou knew the big news of Wednesday, the surprise signing of Martin Biron, was not hitting the wires without making waves in Islanders country and beyond during a slow late July. Not so much because of Biron's humble come-down from his initial a$piration$, but rather for what it tells us -- because the HIPAA-loving Islanders will not -- about Rick DiPietro's health.
- First, a press release arrives from the club. (Yes, likely a modern technical snafu, but the club release was time-stamped in my inbox before the Post published what they billed as a "Larry Brooks EXCLUSIVE," although I suspect the release came out because the Brooks EXCLUSIVE was coming. Regardless, the point stands: Let's hear it one more time for archaic old-media terminology! EXCLUSIVE: News about to spread, exclusively!)
- Of course, at least Brooks' "the Post has learned" piece included the salary: $1.4 million. (Let's hear it for old media reporting what the team will not due to "club policy"!)
- Via Newsday's trippy new template, Logan blogs and lets them have it: "If the Islanders want to cloak Rick DiPietro's health status in mystery, that's their prerogative. But actions seldom lie." Nice! In Logan's print story, Biron sounds like a guy eager for an audition (a #1 job or trade to a contender is the unspoken objective) as the summer wanes.
In the end, the day was about three things, in descending importance: 1) Insurance for DiPietro and assurance he won't be rushed back (again); 2) Sincere shoring up of this year's goaltending; 3) A cheap bet on having some nice trade bait this winter or next trade deadline.
Ah, as the Islanders world turns: It's never a dull moment.
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Emery....
Yea, the only thing I fear of his is less than desirable practice attendance and attitude.
We’re talking bout practice, practice.
lol
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by Michael Schuerlein on Jul 23, 2009 4:19 PM EDT reply actions
If Coach tells you that I missed practice, then that’s that. I may have missed one practice this year but if somebody says he missed one practice of all the practices this year, then that’s enough to get a whole lot started. I told Coach Brown that you don’t have to give the people of Philadelphia a reason to think about trading me or anything like that. If you trade somebody, you trade them to make the team better…simple as that. I’m cool with that. I’m all about that. The people in Philadelphia deserve to have a winner. It’s simple as that. It goes further than that … If I can’t practice, I can’t practice. It is as simple as that. It ain’t about that at all. It’s easy to sum it up if you’re just talking about practice. We’re sitting here, and I’m supposed to be the franchise player, and we’re talking about practice. I mean listen, we’re sitting here talking about practice, not a game, not a game, not a game, but we’re talking about practice. Not the game that I go out there and die for and play every game like it’s my last but we’re talking about practice man. How silly is that? … Now I know that I’m supposed to lead by example and all that but I’m not shoving that aside like it don’t mean anything. I know it’s important, I honestly do but we’re talking about practice. We’re talking about practice man. We’re talking about practice. We’re talking about practice. We’re not talking about the game. We’re talking about practice. When you come to the arena, and you see me play, you’ve seen me play right, you’ve seen me give everything I’ve got, but we’re talking about practice right now. … Hey I hear you, it’s funny to me too, hey it’s strange to me too but we’re talking about practice man, we’re not even talking about the game, when it actually matters, we’re talking about practice … How the hell can I make my teammates better by practicing?
Is that a quote?
SHOOOOOOOT IT!!!! Anon
by burpchelischili on Jul 24, 2009 5:40 AM EDT up reply actions
Right up there with Jim Mora’s “Playoffs?!”
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We are who we thought we are, and that is a team that doesn’t practice and won’t make the playoffs, or do diddly poo.
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At least you didn’t get a Derrick Coleman quotation out of it all:
“Whoop-dee-damn-doo.”
That’d almost be worse… Or it’s what Kate Murray can be attributed with.
Ha! Murray’s had her share, for sure.
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Ah, I was trying to figure out why Philli would deserve a winner…
SHOOOOOOOT IT!!!! Anon
by burpchelischili on Jul 25, 2009 6:26 AM EDT up reply actions
Martin Biron's signing
The guy did take a serious pay-cut, despite knowing there is a very solid chance he will get lit up like a Christmas tree every time he skates into the crease. It’s not at all a bad thing to have him and Roloson sharing that pressure if (when) DiPietro goes down again. One would be bound to hit something resembling a hot streak at some point, right? Right?
NY Islanders sign Martin Biron for one year, $1.4 million.
He took a pay cut, probably out of necessity: No one would entrust him with starter’s money (and cap space), so he signs a deal where he can get playing time and at a price where he might be an enticing trade target for a better team that suddenly has a need.
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