mmorland 16 Report post Posted July 23, 2009 (edited) Either NYI management knows something we all don't or there's going to be some drama on the Island with: Rick DiPietro, Dwayne Roloson, and Martin Biron. My question is, what's going on with the Islanders? My guess is Dipietro is still hurt. Thoughts? http://tsn.ca/nhl/story/?id=285407 Edited July 24, 2009 by mmorland Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
CenterIce 83 Report post Posted July 23, 2009 Either NYI management know something we all don't or there's going to some drama on the Island with: Rick DiPietro, Dwayne Roloson, and Martin Biron. My question is, what's going on with the Islanders? My guess is Dipietro is still hurt. Thoughts? http://tsn.ca/nhl/story/?id=285407 DiPietro played 15 games last year. He hasn't played much the last two years. The Islanders are just covering their bases to make sure if DePietro isn't fully healthy by the start of the season, they will be covered. There is already rumors that Biron will be traded if DiPietro is ready, so the signing of Biron is in case of emergency. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Guest Four Report post Posted July 23, 2009 Di Pietro's toughness and injury resistance in nhl10 better be like 50 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Hankanator 0 Report post Posted July 23, 2009 Dipeitro wont play a game all season. They're going to give him the year off to try and get healthy. Its not like they'll be challenging for a playoff spot. They'll just put slick Rick on LTIR and that will cover the cost of both Roloson and Biron. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
GoalieManPat 1,007 Report post Posted July 23, 2009 No jam in the Islanders net. DiPietro will never be healthy enough to cause an issue. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
mmorland 16 Report post Posted July 24, 2009 I still think there's going to be too many guys that wanna play.... Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Systemfel 33 Report post Posted July 24, 2009 (edited) I still think there's going to be too many guys that wanna play....It won't be a problem. DiPi might even be done with hockey. Edited July 24, 2009 by Systemfel Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
eva unit zero 271 Report post Posted July 24, 2009 I still don't understand two things. 1) Why didn't the Islanders keep Joey MacDonald for cheap after the performance he put on last season. He'd be a cheaper backup for Biron than Roloson will be, and he'd perform just as well. Plus he doesn't have the ego built up if Dipietro comes back and someone has to get waived and sent to the minors. Both Roloson and Biron might have problems with that. 2) Do the Flyers REALLY think a tandem of Ray Emery/Brian Boucher is an upgrade over Martin Biron/Antero Niittymaki given that Biron is EASILY the best goaltender out of those four. Emery and Boucher have both shown solid ability, but not nearly consistently enough. But Niittymaki might prove to be better than either this season. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Hockeytown0001 7,652 Report post Posted July 24, 2009 I still don't understand two things. 1) Why didn't the Islanders keep Joey MacDonald for cheap after the performance he put on last season. He'd be a cheaper backup for Biron than Roloson will be, and he'd perform just as well. Plus he doesn't have the ego built up if Dipietro comes back and someone has to get waived and sent to the minors. Both Roloson and Biron might have problems with that. 2) Do the Flyers REALLY think a tandem of Ray Emery/Brian Boucher is an upgrade over Martin Biron/Antero Niittymaki given that Biron is EASILY the best goaltender out of those four. Emery and Boucher have both shown solid ability, but not nearly consistently enough. But Niittymaki might prove to be better than either this season. Just don't try to make Emery wear a Flyers hat while Boucher is playing and they'll be fine. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
stevkrause 1,247 Report post Posted July 24, 2009 Just don't try to make Emery wear a Flyers hat while Boucher is playing and they'll be fine. haha - what a nutjob.... I don't know why any NHL team would want this ass Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
P. Marlowe 748 Report post Posted July 24, 2009 With all the talk about DiPietro's injuries he still played over 60 games each of the three seasons before last season. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
e_prime 1,936 Report post Posted July 24, 2009 I still don't understand two things. 1) Why didn't the Islanders keep Joey MacDonald for cheap after the performance he put on last season. He'd be a cheaper backup for Biron than Roloson will be, and he'd perform just as well. Plus he doesn't have the ego built up if Dipietro comes back and someone has to get waived and sent to the minors. Both Roloson and Biron might have problems with that. a. biron is a better goalie than joeymac. having watched him play last season, it's obvious that he wasn't helping keep the islanders in games. (not that ANYTHING the islanders were doing last year was keeping them in games.) b. because they have the money to do this. biron at 1.4 million is extremely cheap for a team that, even with this signing is still $20 million under the cap. also, as mentioned before dp is most definitely going to be on the ltir, so... no cap issues there. c. biron will be great trade material at the deadline, he's also known as one of the "nicest" guys in the league. while he might not like being waived, he's gotta know at this point that it's an extreme possibility. besides, he's already being treated better than how he was in philly. snow knows that he has an anemic defense and that he needed something to keep his team in games. so, he's building from the net out. he now needs to work on the "out" part. i'm sure that the islanders will be sitting on the cap floor given their current ownership struggles, but it'd be nice to see them spend some of that 20 million on an veteran "impact" forward to work with their young core. 2) Do the Flyers REALLY think a tandem of Ray Emery/Brian Boucher is an upgrade over Martin Biron/Antero Niittymaki given that Biron is EASILY the best goaltender out of those four. Emery and Boucher have both shown solid ability, but not nearly consistently enough. But Niittymaki might prove to be better than either this season. the flyers do not know WHAT to do when it comes to goaltending. i guess they are just happy they have a 'tender that can fight as well. but this is philly. philly is even harder on their QBs and goalies than Detroit. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
CenterIce 83 Report post Posted July 24, 2009 With all the talk about DiPietro's injuries he still played over 60 games each of the three seasons before last season. And that is probably why his hips are they way they are now. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Guest ZetterbergFourty Report post Posted July 24, 2009 so a hasbeen-loser-loser type thing? Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
jollymania 162 Report post Posted July 24, 2009 Di Pietro's toughness and injury resistance in nhl10 better be like 50 crosby's checking rating is higher than kronner's in 09 so i'd doubt it Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
CenterIce 83 Report post Posted July 24, 2009 crosby's checking rating is higher than kronner's in 09 so i'd doubt it That's funny. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Guest ZetterbergFourty Report post Posted July 24, 2009 crosby's checking rating is higher than kronner's in 09 so i'd doubt it That's just a stupid bunch of game makers all up in Cindy's jock. Everyone knows Kronner can level people like there's no tomorrow. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Guest mindfly Report post Posted July 24, 2009 (edited) How can DiPietro be a 1st overall pick.. omggg, almost worse than Patrick Stefan in '99 or Alexandre Daigle in '93 Edited July 24, 2009 by mindfly Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
eva unit zero 271 Report post Posted July 24, 2009 a. biron is a better goalie than joeymac. having watched him play last season, it's obvious that he wasn't helping keep the islanders in games. Biron is much better. Roloson, based on last season, sure as hell isn't. So why pay Roloson all that money to be a backup goalie when you could pay Joey Mac way less to play the same job better? That also leaves more cash to build the team in front of them. (not that ANYTHING the islanders were doing last year was keeping them in games.) b. because they have the money to do this. biron at 1.4 million is extremely cheap for a team that, even with this signing is still $20 million under the cap. also, as mentioned before dp is most definitely going to be on the ltir, so... no cap issues there. c. biron will be great trade material at the deadline, he's also known as one of the "nicest" guys in the league. while he might not like being waived, he's gotta know at this point that it's an extreme possibility. besides, he's already being treated better than how he was in philly. snow knows that he has an anemic defense and that he needed something to keep his team in games. so, he's building from the net out. he now needs to work on the "out" part. i'm sure that the islanders will be sitting on the cap floor given their current ownership struggles, but it'd be nice to see them spend some of that 20 million on an veteran "impact" forward to work with their young core. The Isles should realistically look into trading Roloson before Biron if Dipietro is ready to come of LTIR. Los Angeles might be a good destination. Roloson costs more and is older, so he'd be a better goaltender to shed if possible. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
P. Marlowe 748 Report post Posted July 24, 2009 so a hasbeen-loser-loser type thing? You're dumb-dumb-dumb. How can DiPietro be a 1st overall pick.. omggg, almost worse than Patrick Stefan in '99 or Alexandre Daigle in '93 You're dumb too. He's played great for a bad team. Are you saying that when Islanders drafted him they were supposed to know that he'll be injured ten years later? Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Guest mindfly Report post Posted July 24, 2009 Why did they not pick dany heatley? lmao Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
eva unit zero 271 Report post Posted July 24, 2009 Why did they not pick dany heatley? lmao Had I been the Isles GM, I would have picked Marian Gaborik and put him alongside Olli Jokinen. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
e_prime 1,936 Report post Posted July 24, 2009 From Wiki: He has traded away defensemen Zdeno Chara, Wade Redden, Bryan Berard, Eric Brewer, Darius Kasparaitis, and Bryan McCabe; goalies Roberto Luongo and Tommy Salo, as well as forwards Olli Jokinen, Todd Bertuzzi, Raffi Torres. Milbury has also come under fire for his draft day decisions such as choosing Rick DiPietro first overall in 2000 over Dany Heatley and Marian Gaborik; as well as his decision to include the 2001 second overall draft pick (Jason Spezza) as part of the Alexei Yashin trade. No sarcasm here. I would trust anyone on this site to run my club better than Mike Millbury did. We can all do better than "Mad" Mike. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
