Isles With Another Crazy Decision.....

The Islanders made another crazy decision today signing 25 year old goaltender, Rick Dipietro, to a 15 year, $67.5 million dollar contract. Actually it is probably a worse decision for Dipietro, who will make an average of $4.5 million dollars a year until he is 40. This is probably more than he is worth today, but far less than he could command in the future if he develops into one of the top goaltenders in the game, as the Islanders are hoping he will.

This really doesn't make sense, especially for a team who has been stuck with the 10 year albatross of a contract they gave to Alexei Yashin. It was overpaying then and it could be overpaying now. Dipietro, who posted modest modest totals in the league last season, has really not proven himself to be a top flight NHL goaltender as of yet. He has shown flashes and gone on some nice runs, but until he consistently shows that he can carry the Islanders, this could be a major league mistake....

Once Dipietro plays out this contract, which will run through 2021, he could move right into the GM spot that Garth Snow may be willing to retire from at that point.

Wang continues to lose his mind on the Island and these decisions are going to be fun to follow in the upcoming years....