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| [Hockey] Are the Islanders for real? »sports.espn.go.com/nhl/columns/s···=2584726
wow!
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 shanerPremium
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Calgary, AB | No, the Islanders are not for real; they're just really stupid. But, I suppose, since they traded Luongo away to draft DiPietro, then Rick must be better than Roberto. |
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1 edit | said by shaner:I suppose, since they traded Luongo away to draft DiPietro, then Rick must be better than Roberto. I can't wait to see Lungo in action this year...Canucks are here in Vernon for their training camp starting Friday!
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join:2003-01-17 | reply to ZZZZZZZ
Damn, you beat me to it, was just about to come here and post this. I burst into laughter when I read this.
This may very well end up in one of the most retarded GM moves in NHL history.  I got a nice laugh from this. Good old Islanders...
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San Francisco, CA | reply to ZZZZZZZ
I've read about it this afternoon and I still can't believe it. |
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 BrownbayPremium
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North York, ON | Heh. Besides the sheer stupidity of this... I wonder how Snow got himself to pay DiPietro that much. If I were Snow I'd be jealous, especially since he never made that kind of money when he was between the pipes. |
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Holy crap, 15 year deal, for a goalie that still has to prove himself? You know, I thought they were nuts for signing that nutjob Yashin for 10 years, but at least he had some scoring talent, but this deal is just outrageous.
Oh well, I hope the Isles finish dead last and really feel it burn. Who the hell signs long term deals longer than 5 years in today's NHL?
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WetCoaster | The LA Lakers signed Magic Johson to a 25 year deal in 1984. He turned out fine.
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Calgary, AB | reply to Brownbay
said by Brownbay:Heh. Besides the sheer stupidity of this... I wonder how Snow got himself to pay DiPietro that much. If I were Snow I'd be jealous, especially since he never made that kind of money when he was between the pipes. I think you just answered your own question.
Mediocre goalie = mediocre GM.
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He didn't end up playing for 25 years now, did he. 
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Canada | reply to capdjq
Technically he still has 3 more years before his contract expires.
Islanders. Wow.
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said by HiVolt:Holy crap, 15 year deal, for a goalie that still has to prove himself? You know, I thought they were nuts for signing that nutjob Yashin for 10 years That's what I thought when I read about the deal this afternoon. They are still trapped by Yashin's deal and turn around and sign an even longer deal with someone who has yet to prove he's anything above a standard-issue NHL goalie.
Yashin for Chara, the draft pick that got Spezza and Bill Muckalt -- what a deal.....for the Sens!
said by capdjq:The LA Lakers signed Magic Johson to a 25 year deal in 1984. He turned out fine. I'd argue that Magic Johnson was "the real deal" the moment he arrived in the league, a superstar in a very short time and is arguably one of the greatest ever. I just can't see myself calling DiPietro any of these things yet, if ever.
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And this is apparently ''guaranteed''?
So if he breaks a leg in game 1 and is done ,he still collects all the cash?
I wonder if Ted Nolan is wishing he stayed in junior hockey...lol
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Calgary, AB | Yep. It's guaranteed. The only way he doesn't collect it all is if he retires voluntarily. |
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London, ON | reply to ZZZZZZZ
wow...i am stunned...at first, i thought you guys were kidding...then i followed the link...about the only thing this guarantees the franchise is a salary for their goalie...for example, if 10 years from now, the average goalie is making $7 million per year (with comparable numbers), then the franchise is going to save money...this has more to do with DiPietro than anything...if he sucks, the management looks like morons...if he has a stellar career, they will look brilliant...it's a gamble...only time will tell how it works out.
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DiPietro just won the lottery and Charles Wang obviously needs help for his drug problem |
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1 edit | Dumb and Dumber. |
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London, ON | reply to ZZZZZZZ
Snow had nothing to do with the contract offer. This is all Wang's doing. In fact, it's why Neil Smith was fired only 6 weeks after he was hired. Wang has wanted to do this all summer, and Smith wanted to play hard ball with him. When Smith didn't fold, he was fired, and a "yes-man" was brought in.
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Pickering, ON | reply to ZZZZZZZ
Same organization who kept Dipietro over Luongo. This is a big year for both goaltenders and we will see what happens. What if the Islanders make the playoffs and the Canucks miss it? Then does it look like a good move?
Probably not still since there are 14 more years to go. But many teams go 15 years without a cup. If the Islanders win it once in that 15 years, is it worth it?
Yeah it is a risky move but not everyone is about playing it safe. The Islanders still could be right in their prediction of Dipietro being better than Luongo but only time will tell. Dipietro has not even been the Islanders problem over the past few years and last year despite the Islanders missing the playoffs he had his good streaks.
It's a gamble and anything can happen. No one expected Carolina to even make the playoffs at the start of last season. |
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