The season hasn’t even begun yet on Long Island, and there is already goalie drama.
When the puck drops on October 8th, the New York Islanders will find themselves with three NHL-caliber goaltenders on their roster in Rick DiPietro, Evgeni Nabokov and Al Montoya. Although Montoya seems more suited for a back-up role, the team still has two starting goaltenders which could easily divide a locker room if it isn’t handled properly.
Word out of the New York Islander’s camp is that DiPietro is close to returning from a knee injury that shelved him last season. It would make sense for the Islanders to rest DiPietro as long as possible, since injuries have plagued him for the past four seasons, and for the fact that he still has 11 years remaining from his ridiculous 15-year $67.5 million contract he signed in 2006. DiPietro’s extension was the first signing under GM Garth Snow, so the financial burden means the team will do everything they can to give DiPietro starting job.
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