Yashin, for sure.
He was by far the best player on the ice for a lot of those years. If he could have stayed healthy, I agree he'd be beloved despite his contract.
Sure, lots of 25 year old NHL goalies can play for 15 more years. What a contract!!!
Good point. We’ll swap him for MAB and his slap shot…
The logic wasn’t all bad. Top end goalies were getting 6, 6+ at the time and salaries continued to climb. So if he’d been good for 8-10 years you would have saved big time and then at the end he’d have been moderately overpaid.
The Isles were also trying to build some player stability with the franchise as it had been a revolving door. Yashin, DP, and Peca were all part of that strategy - Peca was offered a 8 or 10 year deal I believe as well. He passed probably on the basis that league revenues would grow and guys like him got paid big time as UFAs during his era (UFA age was older too).
You dont like DP because he signed a contract that was offered to him? You’d have done the same thing. Not his fault it was a bad contract for the team. Blame those who dreamed it up, not DP
Where did I say that I don't like DP because he signed a contract that was offered to him?? I don't like DP. I think he's a pompous idiot. Didn't like him when he was a healthy player. But my reply was to the comment "and honestly at the time it was signed the contract wasn't terrible. "
What’s the average for the goalies taken in the first round or the first two rounds? Not defending the contract at all, but using the average goalie tenure isn’t a super legit stat given how many journeyman goalies come and go.
That's why it was a bad contract. Also, yes, Milbury didn't sign that ridiculous contract I meant he drafted him and got rid of Luongo on that's on Milbury draftng DiPietro .Bottom line is, they had a lifer goalie in Luongo and if they kept him would have had Kolalchuk or Spezza the next year instead of trading Luongo and drafting Dipietro. He was not a really good goaltender. Look up his stats, 2007 was his best year(and Dubi got us in on the last day). Injuries do matter, so I'm not putting all the blame on Dipietro but he was what he was, a 1st overall pick who couldn't stay on the ice, was average at best as a goalie and a terrible fighter.
That's why it was a bad contract. Also, yes, Milbury didn't sign that ridiculous contract I meant he drafted him and got rid of Luongo on that's on Milbury draftng DiPietro .Bottom line is, they had a lifer goalie in Luongo and if they kept him would have had Kolalchuk or Spezza the next year instead of trading Luongo and drafting Dipietro. He was not a really good goaltender. Look up his stats, 2007 was his best year(and Dubi got us in on the last day). Injuries do matter, so I'm not putting all the blame on Dipietro but he was what he was, a 1st overall pick who couldn't stay on the ice, was average at best as a goalie and a terrible fighter.
DP was a GOOD, not great NHL goalie. He was never gonna be as good as Luongo though, therefore it was a huge mistake by Milbury, who always tried to prove he was the smartest guy in the room, but always wound up the dumbest.
Ever hear of Chris Osgood, he got the Islanders to the playoffs in 01-02, while Dipietro was doing whatever in Bridgeport. They (now what we know was a mistake) traded Osgood in February of 03 and got knocked out of the first round the next two years. That terrible team that needed to be carried was the team that got into the playoffs three straight years (Peca, Yashin, Hamrlik) was after the Islanders missed the playoffs 8 years in a row. Osgood also ended up winning the Cup in 2008 . The fact that you bought olympic numbers in this discussion means nothing. Again, he shouldn't have been here but he was and injuries or not, was a bust.
