The answer to the thread title is, "not in an Islanders jersey".
http://www.hockeybuzz.com/blog/Dee-Karl ... dJaDdjNm2MRick DiPietro on waivers to be bought out.
I kind of feel bad for the guy. The annoying Dee Karl makes a good point, that he only ever wanted to win. He just usually hurt himself trying to do it. And wasn't as good as he was hyped by Milbury to be. A lot of Rick's bad press was Milbury's fault. It's not like Milbury said "hey kid, if you're okay with it I'm going to draft you #1, first goalie to go #1. you like the idea?" so that pressure wasn't his fault. The contract, well, he should have known the risk there. And so should Wang. Second of Wang's idiotic long term contracts being bought out. I sure hope Charles has learned to keep out of the contract talks! And to quit sniffing glue in his office.
All that said, I'm glad I don't have to see him in an Isles jersey anymore, doing his stupid face-stretch, that looks like a smile, when he gets scored on. Now we just have to hear about his buyout for the next 16 fucking years. 16 years. When Rick signed that contract my older daughter wasn't even in elementary school. She'll have graduated college & possibly have her Masters & then some when he's done being paid. Younger daughter wasn't even born when the contract was signed & she'll be in college when he's finally off the books. I need to send Charles Wang my resume.
Now they should have more money to spend. Damn shame all the goalies are already traded or signed extensions! Who the hell is left? Bernier, Schneider, Bobrovsky & Smith are all off the table. I was hoping for any of them. I'm fine with Poulin or Nilsson as backup. But the Isles need a legit #1 to make it past the first round for the first time in 21 years. Bringing Nabokov back isn't good enough.