Height/Weight: 6-1/210
| Birthdate: 09/19/1981
| Birthplace: Lewiston, ME, USA
| Team: New York
| College: Boston U.
| NHL Experience: 9
| Salary: $4,500,000
| Owned/Started%: 5/1 | Average Draft Position: 174.73
Season Likely Over For Islanders' DiPietro: Rick DiPietro (sports hernia) will undergo surgery and likely miss the rest of the season, Newsday's Arthur Staple reports. (Updated 01/13/2012)
Injury Report
Groin - (Updated - 12/15/11)
Fantasy Analysis
The loss of Rick DiPietro shouldn't change much for the Islanders, as Evgeni Nabokov and Al Montoya are better. (Updated 01/13/2012).
11/29/2011 12:50 Blue Line Buzz: Defensemen coming on strong
Defensemen are an integral part of your Fantasy team, but who's going to give you that extra advantage? Dan Pennucci takes a look in his weekly Blue Line Buzz.
11/27/2011 20:43 Shots on Goal: Starting to fall
What's going on with starting goalies this season? They've been all over the map. Peter Maingot takes a look at the some situations by team to see where the value is in his Shots on Goal.
11/21/2011 09:23 Blue Line Buzz: Playing offense with defense
Are you getting everything you expected from your defensemen? Dan Pennucci breaks down the league's D-men to see who's hot in Fantasy in his Blue Line Buzz.
11/20/2011 19:21 Shots on Goal: Get yourself a backup plan
The goalie situation for some teams is golden while others are in a state of flux. What kind of backup plan do you have on your Fantasy team? Peter Maingot takes a look at teams in different places regarding their goalies.
Dipietro equals the anchor around the Islanders' neck. His contract prohibits the team from releasing him without take a big cap hit, and he's not good enough to play everyday,while seemingly struggling to stay healthy for more than two weeks at a time. DiPietro did manage to play in 26 games last season, which is exactly double the amount of games he played in the past two seasons combined. The problem is his goals-against average was 3.44 and he had a save percentage of 88.6. Those numbers should one ticketed to the AHL, but the Islanders insist on keeping DiPietro with the big club not wanting to admit a huge blunder was made by signing him to a 15-year contract back in 2006. That being said DiPietro will likely be the backup to whomever wins the job but if his play doesn't improve, eventually the Islanders will have to make a roster move as they are loaded with young and talented goaltenders. (Updated 10/4/11)
