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
deserve games instinct killer level needed second teams took
This was one of those games that we didn't deserve to lose. They took it to another level in the second period. We needed to have that killer instinct and put teams away.
against bottle devils efforts explain fighting guess match playoff teams
I don't know how to explain it. If we could bottle up these efforts against the Devils and use them every night, we wouldn't be fighting for a playoff spot. Some teams you just match up well with and I guess this is one of them.
catch front opportunity pittsburgh points teams tonight versus
There's a lot of teams we're chasing. It's no different from tonight and even versus Pittsburgh they were important points and it's another opportunity to catch those teams in front of us.
best exciting far good guys happen patiently playing realized shot starting time turn waiting
I thought we had a good shot all along. As far back as we were, we realized we weren't playing our best hockey. Guys have been waiting patiently to turn things around. It's starting to happen now and it's an exciting time for us.
good played
I think we played good enough to win.
good olympic since team
I think we've been pretty good defensively since the Olympic break. It's been good team defense.
goal round successful
Our goal is to get to the quarterfinals. As long as we do that, it's been a successful round robin.
ethic improved start work
I think it is encouraging that we are working harder. Our work ethic has improved and, if that continues, we will start making strides.
weird
Like slow-motion, off the shin pads, ... Another weird bounce.
feels games
It feels like a must-win situation. The games keep getting more and more important.
dead weeks written
Who would have thought? Everyone had us written off for dead two weeks ago.
eyes parade
We were going to give him a ticker-tape parade when he showed up, ... but I couldn't keep my eyes open.
ask came fire games last
We came out these last two games with fire in our bellies, ... These last two games have been pretty intense, but at the end of the day, they don't ask you how you won, but if you won.
bad deserved felt left
Those were just bad games. If you look at them, I don't think we deserved to win. This is one of those games, you look at it, you left everything you had on the ice. You felt like you deserved better.