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Are the Islanders Relevant Again?

John Tavares has yet to step on the ice for the New York Islanders, but he's already making an impact for the once-proud franchise that has been aimlessly stumbling along a path of mediocrity for the past decade-and-a-half. This is, after all, a franchise that hasn't won a playoff series since David Volek beat Tom Barrasso...

What Team USA Could Look Like in Vancouver Olympics

We're less than one year away from the 2010 Winter Olympics in Vancouver. Once again, the NHL will take a mid-season break and allow its players to participate in the Games. After a wonderful run to silver in Salt Lake City back in 2002, Team USA was nothing short of disappointing in Torino three years ago. The Americans...

It's Official: DiPietro Out for Season

Finally, the New York Islanders are making one of the smartest moves they can make this season. Whether or not you think that it's come too late, the team has officially announced what most fans and media members have been thinking for the last month or so -- they are shutting down franchise goaltender Rick DiPietro for...

NHL FanHouse Roundtable: Today's Cornerstone Players

(photos courtesy Getty Images) It's one thing to be a Hall of Famer. Mats Sundin, Joe Sakic, Martin Brodeur, and (soon) Brendan Shanahan are examples of active players who will definitely be enshrined once they are done. It's another to be a young superstar. I'm talking about the kind of player you can build a team around...

Islanders Sign Wade Dubielewicz, Rick DiPietro Likely Done for Season

The bad news continues to pour in for the New York Islanders on Thursday, as Greg Logan reports the team has signed goaltender Wade Dubielewicz to a one-year, $500,000 deal. Such a move would likely indicate Rick DiPietro, out for much of the season with a knee injury, will be shut down for the remainder of the season. The...

RickDipietro News From the Web

05/29/12 #Islanders ChrisBottaNHL: #Isles will never say it... Source: LetsGoKings.com #Isles will never say it publicly because this is CW's team, but Rick DiPietro will enter next season as the team's ...
05/12/12 New York Islanders: How They Should Plot out... Source: 1010 Wins The New York Islanders have an assortment of goaltending options they can go to for next season.
04/07/12 DiPietro Wishes The Season Was Just Starting Source: Kukla's Korner Rick DiPietro, the oft-injured, 30-year-old goaltender still only six years into a 15-year, $67.5 million contract, would not play in the team's 5-4 victory over Winnipeg, and he will not play in the season finale Saturday in Columbus.
04/06/12 Oft-Injured Rick DiPietro Vows to Play On Source: International Herald Tribune Rick DiPietro , the oft-injured, 30-year-old goaltender still only six years into a 15-year, $67.5 million contract, would not play in the team's 5-4 victory over Winnipeg, and he will not play in the season finale Saturday in Columbus.
04/06/12 Five biggest NHL storylines from 2011-12 Source: Canoe Well, at least in the 14 non-playoff cities around the league, one-third of them from north of the border.