If DP is hurt, then why is he in uniform?

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Scott Gordon got his first win as Islanders coach last night. His team played strong and aggressively from start to finish of its 5-2 rout of the sluggish Blues, so well, in fact, that it didn't matter which goaltender the Isles put in. (link)

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Why Dress DiPietro
Published 10/12/2008 by Paul at KK Hockey
... left knee were “capable of playing.” “As I said [Friday], we could play him these first three games and then go to Florida and he could be out a month,” the coach said. “If we’re 0-3 after these three games and he’s better prepared to play in Florida, then he’s better off.” It’s hard to see the logic in that, especially with the sight of DiPietro sitting in full uniform as the backup. read on

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