Rooting for Ricky D
Written by James O'Brien   
Thursday, 14 January 2010 22:54

Through no fault of his own - aside from his faulty knee and being lucky enough to sign the first of what ultimately turned out to be a cavalcade of reckless lifetime contracts* - Rick Dipietro has been the punchline goalie du jour for quite some time.

This eager criticism always struck me as a bit uneven. Yes, it's the New York Islanders; the team that once gave Alex Yashin Haiti's GDP to sulk and get his forearm severed by a skate. I know that.

Yet this is the post-Milbury Islanders and let's face it, Garth Snow (for all the jokes his goalie-turned-GM reign provided) actually was ahead of the curve. It's convenient that Dipietro ended up hurting his knee, but is it possible that the move was a sign of genius instead of a target for mockery. All because of his knee.

So, OK, people can point to the results and say it was a dumb move. At least now they can.

But let's not forget that Dustin Penner went from the Ultimate Bust to one of the only positive things to happen in a dreadful 09-10 Edmonton Oilers season. He - like Rick - only make in the $4 million-ish neighborhood.

Sure, in the short-term, the move could be quite awkward but no one is mistaking a scrappy but limited New York Islanders team for a contender.

Let's just say, if the Islanders get another good pick, Ricky D gets close to 100% and Snow adds a handful of Chicago Blackhawk cap casualties ... there'd be at least one person who wouldn't be blindsided.

* - Perhaps the world will never learn from the error that was Bret Hart's WWF "lifetime" contract ...

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