DiPietro out for the season
March 19th, 2008 by jcapisles
ESPN and Newsday are reporting that Rick DiPietro will miss the remaining eight games of the season due to a tear in his right hip. DiPietro will have surgery at the Steadman Clinic in Vail, Colo., on Wednesday.
He had similar surgery at the end of last season for an injury to his left hip.
I still love DP’s contract because he will be a bargain down the road, but the last thing you need is a franchise goalie who misses big chunks of time with leg injuries. Hopefully, he’ll come back strong in time for training camp and both of his hips will be better than they were before the surgeries.
I know Ted Nolan is a fine coach and he puts his players through a rigorous training camp, but something has to be done about their conditioning on a year-round basis because half the team is currently collecting disability.
The Islanders and Rangers close the regular season with a home-and-home set. At this point, Garth Snow should do what he can to get the following players on a red-eye to Long Island:
“Dr. Hook” Tim McCracken, Clarence “Screaming Buffalo” Swamptown, Ogie Oglethorpe, Dave “Killer” Carlson, Barclay Donaldson, Tommy Hanrahan and any of the three Hanson brothers.
I say this because the Rangers are going to kick the Islanders all over two rinks within 48 hours. Might as well put on the foil and get something out of it.
“Officer, I knew Eddie Shore and Toe Blake …”
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