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Post by King98er on Mar 27, 2007 10:59:08 GMT -5
TSN.ca Staff
3/27/2007 11:10:44 AM
The New York Islanders' playoff hopes have suffered a significant blow.
Netminder Rick DiPietro is out indefinitely, suffering from post-concussion syndrome. Sources tell TSN DiPietro is not feeling well and did not pass a neuro-psychological exam and will be out of the lineup until he feels better and can pass the test.
DiPietro suffered the initial injury in a collision with Steve Begin of the Montreal Canadiens on March 13. He missed the next two games and the Islanders lost both, giving up 13 goals in the process. He returned to action on March 20 and played in four games, posting two wins and two overtime losses. Now, though, he's affected by symptoms from post-concussion syndrome and there's no telling when he'll be back in the lineup.
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Post by jwmcc on Mar 27, 2007 11:01:29 GMT -5
and this needs a new thread because?
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Post by $heriff Tom on Mar 27, 2007 11:31:58 GMT -5
Because its huge news.
Well, thats that. Sure would have been fun to make the playoffs.
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Post by cactusjames on Mar 27, 2007 11:34:58 GMT -5
The first ever, two time Cactus James Moron of the Day Award goes to DIPietro. In it's very short history, DiPi is already setting the bar high on being a moron of such catastrphic levels. All he had to do was take it easy and he fucked it up more. Way to screw over your team by being selfish and pushing yourself more than you should. Good job moron.
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Post by 9 on Mar 27, 2007 15:58:14 GMT -5
I agree that the play was stupid, but he was trying to make a play and help his team. You make it sound like he's hurt because he head-butt a wall to celebrate a TD, like Gus Frerotte (might be mixing up the Redskins QB who did that, but I'm pretty sure it was him).
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Post by $heriff Tom on Mar 27, 2007 17:25:21 GMT -5
Well, poking around people are saying that Avery's cheap shot, where he piled on top of DiPietro and bonked his head back against the ice, did not help any.
He'll get his for that one.
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Post by cactusjames on Mar 27, 2007 20:38:42 GMT -5
Come on Tom, avery is alweays in front of the net storrong up shit. If he gets bumped into and trips on some goalie pads how is that intentional?
As for DiPi, I'm all for helping your team, but you don't do that by racing 50 ft out of the net than sliding head first. you're asking for trouble. Then he says he'd do it again. I don't know the exact nubmber, but the Isles have been outscored 18 to 8 when DiPietro doesn't play, I'd say that play hurt his team more down the stretch as opposed to helping them on one play.
But appearantly, it isn't as serious as first thought. Or they just don't want say the extent of his injuries.
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Post by $heriff Tom on Mar 27, 2007 21:19:42 GMT -5
But appearantly, it isn't as serious as first thought. Or they just don't want say the extent of his injuries.
I'm going with B on that one.
As to the Avery thing, did you see the play? I understand how he plays, but that was weak. From on top of him, he grabbed DP's head and clunked it into ice.
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Post by cactusjames on Mar 27, 2007 22:21:07 GMT -5
I saw it, but I didn't think it was an assualt where he was trying to smash his skull on this ice. It could have been just a cheap shot that accidently knocked his head into the ice. Who knows, i just don't think he pulled a schoolyard move. Cheap, probably, but I don't think he tried to hurt him, just give him a shot. Shit, him and Brodeur get more pissed at him than any goalie, they always throw shots and slash at him. He's a smash mouth player. Shit like that will happen. But what's worse, Avery gooning it up on top of a concuss(sp) goalie, or said goalie playing before he should? If it wasn't Avery's shot, it could have been a puck off the mask. He should not have come back so soon, no matter how you want to dissect what Avery did. Moron status stays.
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Post by Bad Mouth Larry on Mar 28, 2007 9:03:38 GMT -5
Well, poking around people are saying that Avery's cheap shot, where he piled on top of DiPietro and bonked his head back against the ice, did not help any. He'll get his for that one. yea, just make sure orr isnt on the ice when he gets his, ok? |
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Post by Bad Mouth Larry on Mar 28, 2007 9:06:17 GMT -5
retard james. give me a player that will play through an injury any day of the week. dipi is the vital cog on the isles. would you rather he pussied out and not played. shit, the guy gave it his best and you are ragging him. without him the isles are fucked. at least he tried. why rag him?
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Post by cactusjames on Mar 28, 2007 9:18:18 GMT -5
Cause they'd still have a chance to make the playoffs if he didn't rush. I'm not questionable his guts or desire to play, but coming back before he should hurt his team it didn't help. The guy might not play the rest of the season and you isle fans wanna retire his number already.
Basically, I saw what happened in the first round of the playoffs with a depleted team, the fishsticks have a good enough team to scare some team in the playoffs, Without DiPi they stink. His"best" fucked over his team. If it was Lundqvist, I'd be more pissed off but I'd say the same exact thing. You're gonna say rishing back to play before he should have, risking a a worse injury to play in a few games?Stay on the bench a few games and come backwhen you're good and come and play when you can CONTRIBUTE to your team. I know he was trying to help, my point is, he was more of a retard than me cause he hurt his team now, with 5 gamesleft down the stretch.
Larry whens the contrusction of the DiPi statue start outside the Coliseum, before or after they miss the playoffs?
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Post by $heriff Tom on Mar 28, 2007 9:25:26 GMT -5
First off, there is no evidence that his headaches and being out are totally related to "coming back too early. " Stop playing doctor here. Whats more likely is he had headaches, and like Larry alluded, he decided to play anyway. The doctors finally stepped in and told him to back it off.
I am not saying DiPietro pulled a Willis Reed and should be canonized for it, but I dont have a problem with him strapping it on and saying follow me to the playoffs. Without him the Islanders are DONE unless Doobie can come in and pull off one of those hot young goalie out of nowhere miracles we see now and again. Dunham is NOT the answer, and you wont find an Islander fan that delusional to say he is.
As to putting a banner up for him already, all he did this year was break the all-time NY Islander record for goalie wins in a season. He's doing fine, he's on the right track...if he can stay healthy.
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Post by cactusjames on Mar 28, 2007 9:43:09 GMT -5
Playing doctor? He was said to have had post concussion syndrome, a tell tale sign ofan lose a fe that headaches, and you even blamed Avery last night, now it might not be related.
I see it like this, i'd rather sit and potentially lose a few than rosk not making the playoffs by playing before he should. He had a fucking concussion, it's not just a thing that goes away in a day.
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Post by Bad Mouth Larry on Mar 28, 2007 9:56:20 GMT -5
i see where you are coming from james, but its all in 20-20 hindsight. when dipi decided to strap them on and play (since without him you guys would be buried), i bet you were totally stoked. now, 20-20 hindsight, you want to kill the guy for having guts to try to carry your team to the playoffs and getting more injured in the meanwhile. sounds like sour grapes to me, man.
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Post by jwmcc on Mar 28, 2007 10:01:16 GMT -5
Seriously, and the guy went 2-0-2 in the games he came back after the initial injury.
Stop whining and worry about the thin ice the Rangers are skating on right now in terms of playoff position.
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Post by Bad Mouth Larry on Mar 28, 2007 10:07:38 GMT -5
errrrr thin ice who is skating on?  |
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Post by cactusjames on Mar 28, 2007 10:23:42 GMT -5
John go fuck yourself. No ones whining, I could give a fuck less if he plays or not. They're 11th and we're um...6th. I'll leave the worrying to you Sally.
Larry, I can understand that, of course hindsights a bitch. All I'm saying is he knew he was injured, and while he did play good injured, missing any games now hurts the team more. And at what expense, a few games last week they could have made up if he played these final 5 or 6? I'm not saying he doesn't have balls or the teams best interest at heart, but there's a thin line bewteen heroic and stupid.
And I would say I'm stoked in anyway. They have to catch the Rangers, they need to worry about tams agead of them. The ragers just have to keep winning period, Dipi or no DiPi the Rangers can and have beat the isles. And as long as last night didn't turn the rangers into mush I don't see why that wouldn't happen again.
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Post by IronHorse4 on Mar 28, 2007 12:39:13 GMT -5
Because as you all know, the Islanders are the only ones competing with the Rangers for a playoff spot.
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Post by cactusjames on Mar 28, 2007 13:03:03 GMT -5
Yeah, that's I said. I love how A) No one reads what i wrote and bust my balls for what I didn't say, B) how the Rangers season is done because they got they're 2nd regulation loss this month, and C) on a message board where people claim to be intelligent sport fans can't tell the difference between fighting to keep your playoff spot and fighting to get a playoff spot. Because as we know, worryin about teams ahead of you in easier than worrying about teams behind you.
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Post by grover on Mar 28, 2007 16:09:28 GMT -5
James you're mush! you start talking about not worrying about teams and look what happens! the Habs fuck our ass!!
MUSH!! MUSH!! MUSH!!
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Post by cactusjames on Mar 28, 2007 18:22:28 GMT -5
Come on Grover, let's not throw in the towel after one game. Bad timing obviously, but it's the second regulation loss this month, let wait and see if they are as horrible saturday.
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Post by $heriff Tom on Mar 29, 2007 14:16:47 GMT -5
DiPietro is officially out for the weekend, and Ryan Smyth did not skate today and is a gametime decision for this next go-round.
The cards are fallin'
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Post by IronHorse4 on Mar 29, 2007 16:43:43 GMT -5
Hey, how's that long-term deal for Smyth going?
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