Rick DiPietro has already been knocked out of action -- literally -- and now the New York Islanders have lost their backup goalie.
Kevin Poulin dislocated his left knee cap and will require surgery that will keep him out for the remainder of the season, the team announced on Wednesday.
Poulin hurt himself in warmups before the Isles' 5-3 loss to the Maple Leafs Tuesday night. He left Nassau Coliseum on crutches and underwent an MRI Wednesday.
Mikko Koskinen was the emergency starter in the nets for New York.
The Islanders also announced that forward Jeremy Colliton has a rib injury that will keep him out two weeks.
DiPietro was decked by the Penguins' Brent Johnson in a rare goalie fight last week. He is out four to six weeks with facial fractures and knee swelling.
Is it just me or does this feel like 2008 all over again? But seriously, this is painful. Poulin hurt himself when he got his skate caught in a rut at the net in warm-ups before the game against the Maple Leafs on Tuesday night.
Now the Isles get to see just what they got when they drafted Koskinen in the beginning of the second round in the 2009 Amateur Draft, let's see what the kid has. If his play in Bridgeport is any indication of what things might be like in the NHL, then Koskinen could be in for a wake up call.
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