[blueandwhite]

well, on the ice for practice anyway. No assurances he will play tonight vs. the Rangers.
His grandmother died earlier this week.
Dubielewicz seems to be playing well.

[ThePundit]

If DP is ready, he has to play. Dubie manages to get it done - but I almost have 10 heart attacks watching him - he leaves too many rebounds and just isn't pretty.

I think the Islanders are 8-2 against the Devils and Rangers. It's just everybody else in the league we can't beat.

[ThePundit]

I disagreed with Nolan's choice to play Dubie but it made no difference. You can't win when you score 1 goal.

I wish Nolan would give regular power play time to the young kids. Their "top" lines barely even get shots off - much less score.

[blueandwhite]

so why do you think he went with Dubie? It's the big question. They say Dipietro is not a quiet guy, that he is heard when he is upset, and that he is upset now. Did Dubie get rewarded for the last win? Is Snow upset with nolan?

[ThePundit]

I think it was just a hunch. He took a chance, but it really wasn't that big a deal. DiPietro played last night and again, the team scored 1 goal. I don't care who your goalie is, you can't win scoring 1 goal a night.

I never thought I'd look back fondly at the Mark Parish and Oleg Kvasha days.