Rick DiPietro
Rick DiPietro
Richard W. DiPietro, Jr.is an American former professional ice hockey goaltender. He was the first overall selection by the New York Islanders in the 2000 NHL Entry Draft. DiPietro is currently a NY sports talk show host on ESPN 98.7 FM. He co-hosts the "Hahn & Humpty show" with Alan Hahn. DiPietro signed a groundbreaking 15-year contract in 2006, after which he suffered a string of injuries from 2008 until he was subsequently bought-out by the Islanders on July 2,...
ProfessionHockey Player
Date of Birth19 September 1981
fans games goals guys ourselves owe personal
I mean, guys have personal goals now and things they want to do. We have to keep winning. There are still 10 games left. We owe it not only to ourselves but the fans to come out and play hard.
enjoying expected fans fast game guys hope league power pumped series shots
I don't know if the league expected it to be this fast and upbeat, ... I don't know if it was just this series - how pumped up the guys were. But every game you see now is 35 shots and 10 power plays. It's a whole new game and I hope the fans are enjoying it.
exciting game happy
I feel happy that we got the two points, ... It was an exciting game to be a part of.
current feels game needed obviously playoff situation type
This is playoff type hockey. Every game feels like a must win, especially with the current situation that we're in. Disappointing. Obviously we needed these two points. But, they (games) just keep getting more and more important.
feels games
It feels like a must-win situation. The games keep getting more and more important.
game olympic pulled team whether
You don't want to get pulled in a game whether you make the Olympic team or not.
afford behind drop further games ourselves putting third tough
It's a tough loss. Games this big you can't afford to drop like that in the third period. We did it again, and we're just putting ourselves further and further behind the 8-ball.
words
It's frustrating as a goalie. I can't even put it to words right now.
talk talking trash
If you want to talk about trash talking, you're talking Snowy. He's one of the best.
time
Obviously, you're going to have jitters the first time you play in this event, but at the end of the day, it's still the same game.
point system trust trying
I think we're just trying to keep it simple. At this point of the season, we have to just trust our system and go out and play.
stopped
They're a little bright. But they stopped the puck.
exposed good moved puck
They moved the puck pretty well and exposed us a bit, ... (Crosby's) a good player, but that's a good line.
doctor
I don't know. I'm going to go see a doctor (Sunday).