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The Islanders will waive Rick DiPietro and buy out the remainder of his contract (though it won't count against the cap). ...

Here's A Rick-DiPietro-Vanity-Plated Car Parked In A Handicapped SpotSounds about right....

Rick DiPietro's AHL Tenure Is Not Going Amazingly WellThe other day, Barry reflected on the difficulty of Rick DiPietro's career as of late, and how at times his story has veered hard from farce to tragedy. For a rich man who plays a game for a living—when he's healthy enough to do so—hard luck has befallen DiPietro with maddening consistency....

Rick DiPietro Says He Battled Depression. Does This Mean We Should Feel Like Assholes For All The Jokes?

Islanders goalie has had a week to come to terms with being waived, and possibly the end of his star-crossed NHL career. Yesterday he sounded upbeat about his AHL assignment, telling Newsday, "The last couple of years, with all the injuries, if it's taught me anything, it's that I need to enjoy what...

Islanders Waive Rick DiPietro To A Fate Worse Than Death: Living In Bridgeport For Eight Years

Rick DiPietro (full legal name: Oft-Injured Goaltender Rick DiPietro) may have come to the end of the road on Long Island. The Islanders put him on waivers today after he made just three starts this season—all multi-goal losses—and an era has come to an end....

Rick DiPietro Is Injured Again, This Time In Germany [UPDATE]

DiPietro, who missed most of last season with a groin injury that required surgery, is keeping warm by playing for SC Riessersee, in Germany's second division. Did I say "playing?" I meant rehabbing another injury....

Rick DiPietro Has Surgery, Out For—Ah, You Know How This Goes

This time: the dreaded sports hernia. Prognosis: back for training camp. Record: broken....

Rick DiPietro Gets Injured While On Injured Reserve

The Islanders' $4.5 million third-string goaltender was sent home to see the doctor after he suffered a lower body injury, even though he's already been on IR for a month. [Newsday]...