Brent Johnson: Enforcer

Former Caps goaltender Brent Johnson gets into it with Rick DiPietro with 16.5 seconds left in the Pens 3-0 victory.

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Note that Johnny was also the games #1 star and shut the Isles out...

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http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yorslHoS0aw

Video of it.

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by jaytown99 on Feb 2, 2011 10:28 PM EST reply actions

Cheapshot by DiPietro on Cooke but I’m sure he had it coming on some level. Then he signals he wants to go with Johnson who drops him with one left. Love Fleury’s reaction.

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by jaytown99 on Feb 2, 2011 10:32 PM EST reply actions 1 recs

I imagine Fleury saying “You fucking hit him hard, you fucking fuck face!”

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by RedBirdie on Feb 2, 2011 10:43 PM EST up reply actions 1 recs

absolutely no reason for Cooke to be anywhere near DiPietro with his team up 3-0 and a whooping 16.5 seconds left. Total dick move by Cooke.

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by RedBirdie on Feb 2, 2011 10:48 PM EST up reply actions

Didn’t look like he was even remotely interested in DiPietro though, but maybe I am misinterpreting his maneuvers.

Also, anyone notice how many empty seats there seem to be?

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by jaytown99 on Feb 2, 2011 10:55 PM EST up reply actions

Neither DiPietro nor Cooke tried to get out of each other’s way. All things equal here…blame Cooke.

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by breed16 on Feb 2, 2011 11:18 PM EST up reply actions

DiPietro has a hell of a bruise brewing on his right cheekbone…admitted he started scrum w/ hit on Cooke and that led to fight w/ Johnson

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I also think it’s a little ridiculous, RB that Cooke can’t chase down a loose puck behind the net (which takes his path near the goalie). Hockey games are 60:00 long and the clock was ticking. If NYI recovers the puck, gets a clean breakout because Cooke pulled up and ruins Johnson’s shutout in the last second, Cooke gets in trouble for not playing it out. For once, there’s little of this to be pinned on Cooke.

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by Hooks Orpik on Feb 2, 2011 11:42 PM EST up reply actions 1 recs

But if you think about it he ruined BJ’s shutout anyway by making BJ get kicked out of the game for fighting for him. What a selfish play by Cooke.

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by Killer_Carlson on Feb 3, 2011 12:22 AM EST up reply actions

I dunno, BJ has shutouts, how many one punch knockouts does he have?

What do you think Garth Snow was saying when his glass goalie stepped up to throw em?

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by iwearstripes on Feb 3, 2011 12:35 AM EST up reply actions

Cooke didn’t make Johnson leave the crease and engage in the fight. BJ knew he’d lose the shutout and deemed it more important to stick up for his teammate.

I know we all have a healthy dislike for Cooke, but c’mon.

by Charlie Foxtrot on Feb 4, 2011 9:47 AM EST up reply actions

I definitely wasn’t serious.

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by Killer_Carlson on Feb 5, 2011 2:04 PM EST up reply actions

While he didn’t really do anything this time, he’s still a douche and can go fuck himself.

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by Steckel Me Elmo on Feb 3, 2011 1:23 AM EST up reply actions 1 recs

Everyone bailed after the empty net goal. Those gold seats are really noticeable in the new building when they are empty.

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by RLM140 on Feb 2, 2011 11:19 PM EST via mobile up reply actions

Definitely true about the seats. Didn’t notice the people leaving but I don’t doubt it. It’s a shame when it’s such an inconvenience for people to stay to the end of the game.

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by PensAreYourDaddy on Feb 3, 2011 10:57 AM EST up reply actions

Promise you my buddies up there stuck around long enough to see the goalies throw em.

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by iwearstripes on Feb 3, 2011 4:41 PM EST up reply actions

I bet they’re sorry they left now.

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by WordsOnIce on Feb 3, 2011 11:12 AM EST up reply actions

So this costs Brent a shutout since Fleury finished the last 17 seconds right? I’d also like to see a camera angle from Johnson’s end the whole time to see how he approached crossing the red line.

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by jaytown99 on Feb 3, 2011 12:01 AM EST reply actions

yeah unfortunately for johnson this did cost him the shutout on his stat sheet. I am pretty sure he is happy trading one shutout for a one punch TKO though. I know I would be.

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by Lunatic Fringe on Feb 3, 2011 11:13 AM EST up reply actions

That was the first and last time I’ll ever rout for a penguin in a fight….I was not disappointed. Gotta love Johnny

by DC FURY on Feb 3, 2011 4:13 PM EST reply actions

I don’t know….from his postgame comments, sounded like Johnny might be willing to throw down again sometime and we all knew there are plenty of punk goalies in the league just waiting for a beating (looking at you, Jimmy Howard).

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by PensAreYourDaddy on Feb 3, 2011 5:33 PM EST up reply actions

really, Jimmy Howard? Still bitter about that facewash he gave Crosby?

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by RedBirdie on Feb 3, 2011 6:24 PM EST up reply actions

Not so much that as the comments after the fact.

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by PensAreYourDaddy on Feb 3, 2011 11:56 PM EST up reply actions

Howard’s no punk – he only gets involved when the other team starts it.

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by timmyv38 on Feb 3, 2011 8:37 PM EST up reply actions

I’ve seen otherwise.

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by PensAreYourDaddy on Feb 3, 2011 11:57 PM EST up reply actions

It was the most bizarre thing I’ve seen. I cheered for DiPietro to hit Cooke, but then cheered for Johnny to beat the snot out of DiPietro for such a bush league move.

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by sydtron on Feb 3, 2011 10:07 PM EST up reply actions