Comments on: ROSTER REVIEW – GOALTENDING Danis, DiPietro, MacDonald

By: The Ferret

The Ferret — Thu, 02 Oct 2008 03:21:54 +0000

You’ve got to be kidding me! Plays the puck MORE than any other ‘tender in the League, maybe, but nowhere NEAR “better” than anybody. The guy is a moron with the puck. He was top 5 in the League in give-aways last year, just as he is every year. Take the DP goggles off.

By: admin

admin — Tue, 30 Sep 2008 22:25:42 +0000

thanks for all the comments. Doug: from the info I could gather at today’s practice, looks like there are no plans at this point to add a veteran…CB

By: Doug

Doug — Tue, 30 Sep 2008 18:32:37 +0000

Thanks for the goaltending review. Do you see the Islanders picking up a veteran goalie on waivers after all the teams make their final cuts just in case Rickie can’t make opening day?

By: kevin

kevin — Tue, 30 Sep 2008 15:36:23 +0000

same^^^^^^^^

By: Dmarie

Dmarie — Tue, 30 Sep 2008 14:18:32 +0000

I’m a huge fan of DP’s, I love his drive to want to play every game, however we need him healthy! I think if he’s not 100%? he shouldn’t start, why risk anything early in the season. Plus we need a good back-up goalie, and the only way to get better is to be in it, they have got to get play time. Why not start one of the new guys.

By: Sean

Sean — Tue, 30 Sep 2008 14:07:21 +0000

I still think Dubie was a fine backup who proved valuable last year. I am a still a little confused why macdonald was brought in over him. He was also a crowd favourite which the islanders only need more of.

By: Netminder39

Netminder39 — Tue, 30 Sep 2008 12:59:10 +0000

You don’t want to pick up Khabibulin now. If he gets unclaimed by noon today, and then Hawks put him on a recall waiver, then you only have to deal with half his salary. If nobody wants to pick him up after that, then you talk trade and have Chicago pick up a part of that 3.4 million contract.

By: Justin Marques

Justin Marques — Tue, 30 Sep 2008 12:37:05 +0000

According to the new CBA, it would be dumb for us to get him. Many think it would have been wise to pick him up now, use him for some games, and then come deadline trade him for a first rounder and a propsect, or some sort of package when he is more affordable, and teams are looking for a new goalie to go to the playoffs with. However, the new CBA states that if a player is picked up on waivers, he must clear waivers again before being traded anytime again during that season. Essentially, one team would pick him up when we are trying to waive him. This would leave us with nothing, and we would have spent almost $6.75 Million just to have a solid back up.

By: ron

ron — Tue, 30 Sep 2008 04:07:34 +0000

why get a solid goaltender with a cup ring on his finger and years of contending experiance when you have… rick dipietro?…-sigh-

we’re doomed.

By: CT Isles Fan

CT Isles Fan — Tue, 30 Sep 2008 03:58:47 +0000

Any chance that the Islanders look at picking up Nikolai Khabibulin off of waivers?

By: Netminder39

Netminder39 — Tue, 30 Sep 2008 03:31:11 +0000

This is a rebuilding year for the Islanders. We have to find out who can play in this league. I’m hoping DP will be ready sooner rather than later, but now would be a good time to see if MacDonald can handle a small work load to start the season. If he can’t then we move on.