islandersoutsider.blogspot.com - 1/8/2009
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There's some discussion today about how significant All-Star snubs wouldn't have to be snubbed if the NHL didn't desire to have every team represented at the Winter Not-So Classic. Fingers are being directly or indirectly pointed at the New York Islanders for being an example of a crummy team ...
weblogs.newsday.com - 1/15/2009
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The Islanders have reached an agreement with former
goaltender Wade Dubielewicz on a contract for the rest...
of the season for the pro-rated portion of a $500,000 annual salary, according to an NHL source. The club has indicated plans...
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Dubie agrees; DP likely done
weblogs.newsday.com - 1/14/2009
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In the surest sign yet that the Islanders
might be close to shutting down goaltender Rick DiPietro...
for the season after just five starts, general manager Garth Snow said the team has held exploratory talks with the agent for former Isles goaltender ...
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Isles talking to Dubie
weblogs.newsday.com - 1/8/2009
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Swelling in Rick DiPietro's surgically repaired knee prompted
the Islanders to cancel his expected start tonight in...
Calgary, coach Scott Gordon explained after the pre-game skate today at the Pengrowth Saddledome. When DiPietro returns to Long ...
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Swelling in DiPietro's knee
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Puck Headlines: Caps coach doesn't like equal ASG representation
Puck Daddy —
... is a charity case that doesn't belong in the all-star game, Islanders Outsider says think again: "His attendance should not be attributed solely to being the best player on his team or having a decent season on a bad team. Yes, the Islanders have sent that sort to the All-Star Game in the past. Not this time. The numbers and impact are all over the place so I won't repeat them. If you are an Islanders fan, this is an All-Star selection you should be proud of." [Islanders Outsider] ...
What We Learned: Agh brain no workie
The Two-Line Pass —
... New York Islanders — All-Star non-snub: Mark Streit. People were mad that he made the team for some reason. I know the Islanders are just terrible, but Streit’s as legit as a pick can get. He’s first among Eastern Conference defensemen in scoring, he’s eating 25-plus minutes a night for the Isles and he’s only a -3 on THAT team. That ain’t too bad at all. ...
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Gordon's goalie crisis
weblogs.newsday.com 1/21/2009 — On the day the Islanders officially announced that goaltender Rick DiPietro was out for the season, it was telling that rookie coach Scott Gordon said, "We went into the season with the thought process that he was going to be here all year."
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DiPietro's season over
fromtherink.com 1/20/2009 —
The New York Islanders have announced that goaltender Rick DiPietro will miss the remainder of the 2008-09 season. Team doctors have referred to the decision as precautionary due to swelling in the knee that DiPietro had arthroscopic knee ...
Dipietro Out for Season = Tavares For Future?
totalprosports.com 1/22/2009 — Total Pro Sports - With just five games under his belt this season, New York Islanders star goalie Rick Dipietro has been forced to sit out for the rest of the season. After going through 2 surgeries and missing most of the season already, Dipietro still has pain in his left knee. Hearing ...
Islanders announce DiPietro out for the year
tsn.ca 1/20/2009 — The New York Islanders announced on Tuesday that post-surgical knee issues will sideline goalie Rick DiPietro for the rest of the season."After extensive consultation we feel this decision is in the best interest for Rick and the team," said Islanders ...
DiPietro's injury reveals the NHL's broken injury policy
sports.yahoo.com 11/10/2008 — Thanks to that historic contract, there's no hyperbole in calling New York Islanders goalie Rick DiPietro a franchise player. The team carefully brought him back from offseason hip and knee surgeries, keeping him out of practice for four full ...
It's Rick DiPietro's call now
weblogs.newsday.com 1/8/2009 — From a media perspective, trying to determine the Islanders' starting goaltender by watching the pre-game skate has been a confusing task. On several occasions when he was deemed healthy enough to play, Rick DiPietro has left the ice first, which is ...
Should DiPietro Be Playing Right Now?
hockeyprogram.blogspot.com 12/27/2008 — A burning question is whether Rick DiPietro should even be playing right now. He was expected to come back this weekend and right on cue he is playing tonight against the Toronto Maple Leafs. Now what is the point of having him play right now if the team is so bad? Time will tell.
Greg Logan goes off at Islanders Policy----again
newyorkislanderfancentral.com 10/26/2008 — Newsday : Apparently Greg Logan decided to finally do some passionate hockey blogging about the Islanders like Steve Zipay does for his team several times a day. Too bad it was not about the game, how the team played or to profile a player but what ...
Dig in for the long haul
weblogs.newsday.com 10/28/2008 — The Islanders have done their best to shroud the issues surrounding goaltender Rick DiPietro’s health in mystery, obfuscation and misdirection. They issued a statement last night that was like a skeleton picked clean of any meat by buzzards.
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DiPietro sits again with swelling in knee —
Newsday.com - Islanders 1/9/2009
CALGARY, Alberta - Rick DiPietro's last visit to
Calgary one year ago provided one of the happiest moments of his life when he was named to the NHL Eastern Conference All-Star team for the first time. But since that moment, things have gone downhill ...
