First ever Weird Islanders guest Carey Haber is back to chat with Mike and Dan about Justin Papineau, the vaunted return in the trade of Chris Osgood that turned out to not be.
With a young Rick DiPietro (allegedly) ready for starting duty, the Islanders chose to trade Osgood to St. Louis for one of the Blues’ most tantalizing prospects. Papineau was capable of flashing skill but it was often either in the exhibition games or on very rare occasion during the regular season. After two up-and-down seasons between Long Island and Bridgeport, a major injury took him out for months.