It's come up, so might as well shoot it down.
After several years in the wilderness of bargains, retreads and the Rick DiPietro Injury Spiral, the New York Islanders finally got more aggressive in addressing their goaltending situation in 2014. Not only did they trade a pick for unsigned pending free agent Jaroslav Halak, they also invested considerably in the backup position by luring free agent Chad Johnson with a two-year contract.
With Johnson struggling in most of his 2014-15 appearances, the Islanders got aggressive again at the trade deadline, dealing Johnson and his one remaining contract year plus a draft pick for pending free agent Michal Neuvirth.