When will New York Islanders goalie Rick DiPietro resume regular workouts?
Despite repeated declarations by Islanders management that Rick DiPietro would resume skating this month, SNY.tv has learned that the all-star goaltender has not begun regular on-ice workouts as of today. Sources report that DiPietro has yet to receive clearance from the Islanders’ medical staff to begin even light practicing. More than they ever have been, the Islanders are protected for a prolonged absence by the U.S. Olympian. Over the last two months, the Islanders have signed solid NHL No. 1 goalies Dwayne Roloson and Martin Biron. Prior to the surprise deal with Biron, Scott Munroe of the American Hockey League was slotted to be Roloson’s backup but will now be a regular in Bridgeport. Nathan Lawson, a minor leaguer who gave the Sound Tigers a strong 2008-09 season, was signed last week after protracted negotiations and will now battle for starts in the AHL. In June, the Islanders used the first picks of the second and third rounds in the NHL draft to restock their goalie depth c
DiPIETRO YET TO RESUME REGULAR WORKOUTS Source: Goalie still not medically cleared to practice August 24th, 2009 UPDATED Tuesday, 12:35 am – As sort of predicted in the post below, the Islanders went to Katie Strang of Newsday to give their side of the story on Rick DiPietro’s rehabilitation process. Point Blank stands by our story that the goaltender has not begun regular on-ice workouts and that he has not been medically cleared for practice. It should be noted that this blog contacted the Islanders at 9:30 am Monday to let them know about our article and see if the team wished to comment. Three hours later – with no feedback from the team other than an acknowledgment they received our note – we posted the piece. We are glad that our coverage led Rick to speak publicly on the subject for the first time in months. (He told Newsday “the only thing I want to be in the paper for is winning games.”) Next up: we expect to see some photos of DiPietro doing splits in full pads to show how cl
DiPietro has yet to receive clearance from the Islanders’ medical staff to begin even light practicing. Sources insist that DiPietro’s career is not done. At the very least, the goalie is far from done trying. His hips are stronger than ever but his oft-surgically-repaired knee the root of all problems, the goalie will hit the ice in the near future. If he attends training camp in mid-September in Saskatoon, it will likely be as much for camaraderie as it will to take part in full NHL practices. A legitimate target date for his full-scale return to stopping pucks is unclear. Sources: http://web.sny.tv/news/article.jsp?
