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Isles hiding DiPietro injury?

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05:24 AM ET 10.28 | Rick DiPietro missed another game last night after being examined by a doctor during the day. He was listed as being "day-to-day" with "a lower body injury" that he suffered on Saturday night. The injury, whatever it was, is "unrelated to his previous injuries." That's all the news the Islanders saw fit to give out last night regarding their franchise goaltender, who has had two hip surgeries, missed the first four games of the season because he had not fully recovered from offseason knee surgery, but was apparently healthy enough to serve as backup. It's been a strange beginning to the season, as the team has used the NHL's new injury policy to keep injury situations murky. More worrying is that the brittle DiPietro - who didn't dress for last night's 4-2 loss to the Rangers, the team's fourth straight defeat - is showing no signs of becoming more durable.

New York Post

Rick DiPietro, AP Rick DiPietro, AP
October 28, 2008  07:48 AM ET

Well there's a shocker! A hockey team keeping an injury situation "murky." Furthermore, the Isles are really looking good for signing this guy for the rest of his life.

October 28, 2008  07:55 AM ET

It looks like another Wang Chung signing is going to bite him on the ****.

October 28, 2008  08:24 AM ET

Check under "Boston Red Sox, New England Patriots......" and the like. It's becoming the norm.

October 28, 2008  09:53 AM ET

LOL he's always injured what is there to hide?

Trying to get cute?

October 28, 2008  11:01 AM ET
QUOTE(#2):

It looks like another Wang Chung signing is going to bite him on the ****.

maybe this is what's meant by a "personal services" contract...

October 28, 2008  11:45 AM ET

If DiPietro wasn't such a nice kid, this would be laughable.

Ah, what the hell......HAHAHAHAHA.

At least the fishing is good on the island.

October 28, 2008  11:46 AM ET

And .... how does hiding DiPietro's injury help the Isles? Dumb!

October 28, 2008  11:47 AM ET
QUOTE(#7):

If DiPietro wasn't such a nice kid, this would be laughable.Ah, what the hell......HAHAHAHAHA.At least the fishing is good on the island.

have you been there lately?
The only thing you can catch out there is...nevermind, too easy

October 28, 2008  11:55 AM ET
QUOTE(#9):

have you been there lately?The only thing you can catch out there is...nevermind, too easy

Ooooooh, ooooooh, oooooh, allow me. Let me guess.......CRABS!

It's been a while since I've been home.

October 28, 2008  12:59 PM ET
QUOTE(#9):

have you been there lately?The only thing you can catch out there is...nevermind, too easy

Coney Island Whitefish?????

October 28, 2008  01:01 PM ET

well at least they've got him for 13 more years. ha

October 28, 2008  01:38 PM ET

I don't think it is fair for the club to use an injured player. Desperation does not justify that.
It's not like if playing DiPietro for 82 games, they can make the playoffs. They might finish 29th instead of 30th. Is that worth gambling away your only franchise player? No!
Even you, Mr. Wang, should understand that!

October 28, 2008  02:17 PM ET
QUOTE(#11):

Coney Island Whitefish?????

wrong Island

October 28, 2008  02:24 PM ET
QUOTE(#14):

wrong Island

It's all good in the end...kind of like when people get the 3 rivers here mixed up.

October 28, 2008  03:15 PM ET
QUOTE(#15):

It's all good in the end...

maybe this is his "lower body injury"

October 28, 2008  03:33 PM ET
QUOTE(#16):

maybe this is his "lower body injury"

Hahah, I giggled :).

October 28, 2008  03:37 PM ET

Just the Islanders trying to be relevant.

October 28, 2008  03:41 PM ET
QUOTE(#16):

maybe this is his "lower body injury"

Got bitten by a hamster eh?

October 28, 2008  09:06 PM ET

It's not his hip, knee or anything that he had injured previously, its his groin. He injured it on Saturday night, during warm-ups. I saw him get hit in a not so great place.

 
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