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One man is an island; Islanders G.M. Mike Milbury did some wheeling but precious little dealing at the trade deadline. In the end Mad Mike got upstaged by the moves pulled off by his two New York area rivals. (NHL).(National Hockey Leagues, New York Islanders' Gerneral Manager Mike Milbury)

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For years, two things had been a constant for the the Islanders: losing Mike Milbury. The losing produced excuses from low-budget owners, miserable, underachieving players and home crowds so sparse you could count them. Milbury produced a famously sharp wit and a penchant for calling attention to himself and his beleaguered franchise by making reporter's notebooks and the transaction wire his personal playgrounds.

This is the guy who traded Roberto Luongo, Eric Brewer and Todd Bertuzzi before their 22nd birthdays. This is the guy who once referred to an agent as a village idiot. This is the guy who once called himself "Mad Mike," in a clear acknowledgement to ...

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