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Damn the Brodeur - Enter Bergeron - Steelers update

I was really hoping that the guys would have seen what the Penguins did to Jersey, and do the same thing.

However, was I wrong….

The Devils, for all intents and purposes, stopped the Isles from creating traffic in front of Marty, and the Devils took advantage of the Islanders mistakes, and beat New York by a score of 2-0.

This is the third shutout by Marty against the Isles this season, and the 11th on the year for the future Hall-of-Fame member. Is he ever going to show signs of slowing down? This was Brodeur’s 29th straight game. Scott Clemmenson has the greatest job in the NHL! Making money for sitting on his arse. What a deal.

THREE STARS:

Rick DiPietro - played a solid game. Had no chance on the first goal and unfortunately, I did not see the second one.
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GOLD STAR - Great to see a few dozen hockey fans from across the pond today. They are a group trip seeing nearly 10 games all across the North East. They were at the game last night - and will return on Monday against the Pens. I will get a picture and some quotes from them for Tuesday’s entry.

BERGERON an Islander. Marc-Andre Bergeron, was dealt from the Edmonton Oilers to the Islanders along with a 3rd round pick for Denis Grebeshkov. To me, this move is a freaking steal. With Bruno and Martinek on the shelf, this is a great addition, for basically nothing. Grebeshkov probably would never end up here, and Bergeron is only 26. With 33 goals in 189 games, he is very offensive oriented; and only 101 penalties during that time, it seems that he plays a positional and smart game, becuase of his diminished size (5-9, 180).

With his lack of size, it will be a definite need to pair him up with Witt, a strong backminded d-man. He will not be a 23-27 minute man, but 16-20 would be good, and his shot on the PP will be most important. He already has 8 goals on the season, which is more than the entire defense combined.

I like this deal a lot.

Cmon you Steelers! On the UK front - as I type this - the Sheffield Steelers are at home playing the Belfast Giants. The night before, the Steelers defeated Newcastle 2-0. Netminder Jody Lehman notched his sixth clean sheet of the season. The Steelers are stil lin third place in the league, one point ahead of the rival Nottingham Panthers. On Wednesday, the Steelers lost 4-3 to the Conventry Blaze in the first leg of the Challenge Cup final. The second leg will be in the end of March at the House og Steel.