NYYmt62
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I agree with all of that, I am surprised anybody does not see how obvious it is DiPietro is the U.S's starting goalie for every World Cup or Olympics through 2010 atleast, probably longer. It was so obvious, I did not even consider that anybody would see it any other way which is why I started a thread who would be the backup.
Miller is realisticaly just one of many fighting for that backup job to DiPietro, it would be a miracle for him to ever start over DiPietro.
There was this same discussion on the Isles board... And Sabres fans flooded the board protesting how much better Ryan Miller was. DiPietro last season has absolutely no defense and still had a very decent season. It really is remarkable that he finished over .500 with practically no help in front of him. It is widely accepted that John Erskine was our best defenseman the second half, and the team choose not to resign him. I think that with the better defense in front of him and the better backchecking that a Nolan team will provide, DiPietro will erase all questions for who is the future in net for USA Hockey. This is nothing against Miller, he is a very good goalie. There is a reason why DiPietro was the number one pick in the draft, he is an incredibly talented goalie. He has started to come into his own and I think he will finish it this upcoming season. So I think Miller will be DiPietro's backup for the 2010 Olympics in Vancouver.