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LAPPY13 said:
Nice to see Miller named to the taxi squad, as I am writing this email DP let in a goal with 1:12 remaining . DP did not see it and did not move., The guy is overated and hope to see anyone else start over him for USA, by the way I am a huge isles fan but not DP fan.

I saw this in Newsday and had to share:
Daily rant

"With Ricky 'Red Light' DiPietro in goal for Team USA, we won't even be able to beat the Jamaican ice hockey team."

Michael DiGirolamo

Holbrook
http://www.newsday.com/sports/print...429feb04,0,6735394.story?coll=ny-sports-print
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:shakehead Sadly typical post right there. DiPietro makes 40 saves and steals the Isles a win vs. Pittsburgh and this thread dips near the second page. DiPietro gives up a tough goal to cost the Isles a regulation victory (and then is beaten on a breakaway in OT) and the wolves come out.

Of course this whole arguement is framed by the fact that DiPietro is still on the team and is still starting and Miller is not on the team. So I'm still not getting the point of this whole thread.
 
King Henry I said:
:shakehead Sadly typical post right there. DiPietro makes 40 saves and steals the Isles a win vs. Pittsburgh and this thread dips near the second page. DiPietro gives up a tough goal to cost the Isles a regulation victory (and then is beaten on a breakaway in OT) and the wolves come out.

Of course this whole arguement is framed by the fact that DiPietro is still on the team and is still starting and Miller is not on the team. So I'm still not getting the point of this whole thread.
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Steals a win against Pitt :biglaugh: :biglaugh:
Man are the Isles pathetic
 
MayDay said:
What about when Team USA threw a temper-tantrum and trashed their hotel? Did that represent you as an American?
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Yeah, they did represent me. You don't choose when a team wearing the red, white, blue represents you. That temper tantrum was unfortunate but at least I know they were frustrated by the outcome of the tournament. That doesn't lend itself to your theory of these athletes only representing themselves, does it?
 
What about Tim?

Why so little love for Thomas? :dunno:

It's all Miller this Miller that.

Just look at Timmy's numbers this season, and imho he's playing behind a worse team than Miller.

He's got alot of international experience too (WC's 95,96,99,05).

And correct me if I'm wrong but the Olympics are played on a larger ice surface. There is no US goalie with more experience of the european rink than Timmy. Last year in europe he posted some ridiculous numbers in 54 games.

I think Tim has been the best american-born goalkeeper for the last 3 years.
If Tim was a finn I'd have him as my starting goalie, that's for sure (even with Kipper and Lehtonen).

It just seems like Thomas is being overlooked by the US management for no apparent reason.
 
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Matti_A said:
Why so little love for Thomas? :dunno:

It's all Miller this Miller that.

Just look at Timmy's numbers this season, and imho he's playing behind a worse team than Miller.

He's got alot of international experience too (WC's 95,96,99,05).

And correct me if I'm wrong but the Olympics are played on a larger ice surface. There is no US goalie with more experience of the european rink than Timmy. Last year in europe he posted some ridiculous numbers in 54 games.

I think Tim has been the best american-born goalkeeper for the last 3 years.
If Tim was a finn I'd have him as my starting goalie, that's for sure (even with Kipper and Lehtonen).

It just seems like Thomas is being overlooked by the US management for no apparent reason.
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He's being overlooked because Miller is better.
 
Matti_A said:
Why so little love for Thomas? :dunno:

It's all Miller this Miller that.

Just look at Timmy's numbers this season, and imho he's playing behind a worse team than Miller.

He's got alot of international experience too (WC's 95,96,99,05).

And correct me if I'm wrong but the Olympics are played on a larger ice surface. There is no US goalie with more experience of the european rink than Timmy. Last year in europe he posted some ridiculous numbers in 54 games.

I think Tim has been the best american-born goalkeeper for the last 3 years.If Tim was a finn I'd have him as my starting goalie, that's for sure (even with Kipper and Lehtonen).

It just seems like Thomas is being overlooked by the US management for no apparent reason.
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Please tell me you are joking. :shakehead

He has played great for the B's but the best in the last 3 years. :biglaugh:

Was he holding back in the minors for his entire career just to suprise us now? :confused:
 
Matti_A said:
And correct me if I'm wrong but the Olympics are played on a larger ice surface. There is no US goalie with more experience of the european rink than Timmy.
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We're talking about goalies, not skaters. What difference does the size of the ice make? The goal is the same size, isn't it?
 
Woo! Go US of A!

This goalie discussion is getting boring. Care to make it interesting? ;) A hundred bucks says Grahamer gets the start, Esche gets "injured", and Miller takes his place as back-up.
 
MLH said:
At the same time you Islander fanboys refuse to fault DiPietro at all. He's having a terrible year, I don't care how bad his defense is. He got chased against Buffalo after a bad angle 50 foot slap shot by Jochen Hecht beat him. Miller's been incredible, consistently making saves on breakaways, odd man breaks, and after defensive lapses. Had he not saved his teammates time after time or had DiPietro played as well as Miller, perhaps we're viewing the teams respective defenses in a different light.

Your defense has been playing poorly, we get it. Bottom line is Miller is 4th in the NHL in SP% while DiPietro is 3rd on the Islanders.

The rest of the world is going to love seeing DiPietro in net.
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This post says it all. As a Buffalo fan, I have had the pleasure of witnessing DiPietro contribute heavily two Sabre wins and Miller chip in for about 15 more. To me, the gravamen of the argument of the DiPietro camp is "Rick would play better if," while the Miller supporters can say that "Ryan has been lights-out because." Simply put, the best US goalie will be in Lansing, Michigan during the Olympic tournament.
 
DracoFulmineus said:
Woo! Go US of A!

This goalie discussion is getting boring. Care to make it interesting? ;) A hundred bucks says Grahamer gets the start, Esche gets "injured", and Miller takes his place as back-up.
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You weren't too far off.Grahame has been named the starter and DiPietro his backup,which led Esche to consider pulling out.That would have opened a spot for Miller.

http://www.philly.com/mld/dailynews/sports/13861876.htm


Posted on Mon, Feb. 13, 2006
Disappointed Esche named Team USA third goalie, mulled skipping OlympicsBy ED MORANDaily News Sports WriterTURIN, Italy - Flyers goalie Robert Esche is on his way to the Olympics this afternoon, but he will not be playing.

“Laviolette called me and told me I wasn’t going to be playing. He said he was naming John Grahame the starter. I was upset and thought about not coming, but I talked with [Flyers and Team USA assistant general manager Paul Holmgren] and he told me not to worry about it.â€
 
Not too surprising. Grahame just got through standing on his head against Laviolette's Hurricanes on the 9th ... and Miller was terrific against them just yesterday. The Canes have been taking these guys' best shots all season so far. Kind of a shame for Esche that he missed all of Philly's games with Carolina when he was out with injury.
 
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