How much is it worth to Wang to have some other team buy out his contract? What would he be willing to give up? 25 million or so to buy him out would be tough on Wang's pocketbook. There must be a trade option out there.
Let's hope. If the Islanders want to show some 'big market savvy' en route to being a 'big market team,' now's the time to start acting like it and make it stick. Give ground to the new image by making a move that shows that winning is more important than one deficit on the roster.
Maybe he gets "hurt" beyond repair and forced to retire this season. Cap hit is gone. Insurance pays for contract, I believe at least some, and he's not on the team. Give him a spot in the front office answering phones or something. Then we have two buyouts that we can use and no real bad contracts! Weird.
Let's keep all the DP talk in the DP discussion thread
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Originally Posted by KingLio21093
Exactly. He's more than damaged goods. Considering the new CBA makes teams wait till next summer, after this year DP is done as a player.
Would like to see him work with Howie though in the commentary booth.
Yes a thoudand times yes.
Once DP gets over the depression of no longer being a player, he will be a fantastic color man. He has the perfect personality for it, and Howie is an old pro who can ease him in to the role quite nicely.
I will be very disappointed if Rick is on the team in 2013-14
Let's hope. If the Islanders want to show some 'big market savvy' en route to being a 'big market team,' now's the time to start acting like it and make it stick. Give ground to the new image by making a move that shows that winning is more important than one deficit on the roster.
This is a very good point. Forget money, skill, all that jazz. This is a young team looking to become a contender with all the prospects waiting to make the big show, it would be a huge symbolic statement to permanently remove DiPietro from the Islanders organization (at least as a player, if he wants to be an assistant goalie coach or whatever that's fine).
People need to stop thinking of the Islanders as "that team who is still paying DiPietro " and start thinking of the Islanders as "that team with Tavares and all those kids who could become a powerhouse real soon".
Since the teams are getting amnesty buyouts. Do you guys figure you'll be buying out DiPietro? Thats a nasty contract, no matter how you look at it.
I think he's a goner this summer and moving to the front office. If not this summer in 2014. Wang and Snow know they can't go to Brooklyn with him on that roster.
“It wasn’t just having games, but organized practices,” DiPietro said. “I think, mentally, that was more important than anything. Physically… I feel great. I’ve had such extensive surgeries, they say it takes a couple of years after that serious of surgery to actually feel back to yourself. I think a lot of the stuff was me rushing back too soon, or just having other stuff go wrong because you compensate for surgery that really hadn’t quite yet come back all the way. I’ve had some time off to get ready and get prepared, and I’m looking forward to it.”
“It wasn’t just having games, but organized practices,” DiPietro said. “I think, mentally, that was more important than anything. Physically… I feel great. I’ve had such extensive surgeries, they say it takes a couple of years after that serious of surgery to actually feel back to yourself. I think a lot of the stuff was me rushing back too soon, or just having other stuff go wrong because you compensate for surgery that really hadn’t quite yet come back all the way. I’ve had some time off to get ready and get prepared, and I’m looking forward to it.”
....is there really any positive spin to be placed on this?
If the Isles go with DP as a backup, it's basically an unspoken missive that they don't intend on taking advantage of a short season any further than prioritizing DP's sixth attempt at coming back over a playoff push in my opinion.
Maybe it's just me, but I've heard the "I feel great" talk three times too many to have a great deal of faith in it.
“It wasn’t just having games, but organized practices,” DiPietro said. “I think, mentally, that was more important than anything. Physically… I feel great. I’ve had such extensive surgeries, they say it takes a couple of years after that serious of surgery to actually feel back to yourself. I think a lot of the stuff was me rushing back too soon, or just having other stuff go wrong because you compensate for surgery that really hadn’t quite yet come back all the way. I’ve had some time off to get ready and get prepared, and I’m looking forward to it.”
the Famous last words that we hear every year from the Rick.
i only hope that this season he really does have to earn his spot and isnt thrown into the mix just because. it derailed us and killed a hot Montoya last season and in this short season a bad start will have us out of the playoff mix by mid-february
....is there really any positive spin to be placed on this?
If the Isles go with DP as a backup, it's basically an unspoken missive that they don't intend on taking advantage of a short season any further than prioritizing DP's sixth attempt at coming back over a playoff push in my opinion.
Maybe it's just me, but I've heard the "I feel great" talk three times too many to have a great deal of faith in it.
probably three HUNDRED times too many. But even Lindsay Lohan will one day "change"
I've said three HUNDRED times, as have MANY on this board, over the past few years that the lottery is pre-determined before training camp. As it is this year. And DiPietro is the LEAST relevant contributor to this "goal"
The holes at forward and on defense is the reason why the NYI will get another top player next year. Just like the last five years. If DiPietro retires, same result.
With that said, in a shortened season, I can see Nabokov playing 35-40 games so the back-up will be less of an impact.
" and start thinking of the Islanders as "that team with Tavares and all those kids who could become a powerhouse real soon".
....is there really any positive spin to be placed on this?
