Goddamnit Rick DiPietro. Can you ever be involved in anything that isn’t a complete disappointment? Was being a draft bust, crippling a franchise with your 15-year contract, missing two seasons and then finally returning to lead the Islanders to the bottom of the standings while you inhabit the bottom rung of the GAA and Save % ladder not enough? Now you want to ruin goalie fights too?
Look, if you want to suck, fine. You’re paid. If I knew I was set for the next decade I wouldn’t give two craps either. But don’t go ruining goalie fights—that affects much more than just the extremely limited Islanders fan base—it affects us all. Everyone loves goalie fights. Two padded up guys scrapping like a couple of pissed off turtles on ice—it’s perhaps the greatest play in sports—better than an inside the park homerun, a buzzer beater, a hole-in-one, an amazing catch, a punishing tackle and whatever tennis has.
