Tonight, the Kings of Los Angeles visited the Isles of Brooklyn. They hoped to conquer the tiny Isles, defenseless and recently bereft of their leader and strategist. A former King, one whose voice and spirit were buried under a cavalcade of long-standing, formerly victorious Kings, was chosen to withstand the onslaught of his more powerful, more experienced, and royally evil ex-compatriots.
In other words, the New York Islanders hosted the Los Angeles Kings, winners of two Stanley Cups in this decade, in only their second game without longtime coach Jack Capuano. Jean-Francois Berube was a former Kings goalie who was never able to crack the NHL squad full-time because "legendary-and-all-time-great-goalie-but-only-really-because-of-one-insane-playoff-run" Jonathan Quick and either Jonathan Bernier or Jhonas Enroth stood in his way, and was waived by them and claimed by us; he was selected to make his first start since the Isles went to two goalies - you know, like most teams.