Isles wait until after game to protect goalie

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IllegalCurve.com found this 10/14/2008 on www.newsday.com (flag)
Even with the Islanders' current policy of not talking about injuries, there was no way to disguise hurt feelings. So they did their best to protect goalie Joey MacDonald after the game, something they had failed to do on the ice. (link)

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NHL Morning Papers (Tuesday Edition)
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