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Dubie or DiPi?
By Alex G. on March 6th, 2008 10:51 AM |
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The Islanders find themselves in a little conundrum. Who should coach Ted Nolan put between the pipes tonight, to face the New York Rangers?
The face of the Islanders franchise, Rick DiPietro, has not played the last 4 days due to the death of his grandmother. But even before his leave of absence, the recent play of DiPietro has been anything but stellar. In his last 16 games DiPi has a 7-9 record and a sub par save percentage of .866. Add to that, he has also given up a minimum of 4 goals in 9 of those games.
On the other hand, Islanders folk hero Wade “Dubie” Dubielewicz has once again kept the Islanders hopes of making the playoffs alive. Dubie played like a man possessed in Tuesday nights win against the Rangers stopping 27 shots including 5 of 6 shots in the shootout. Unlike DiPietro, Dubie has played very well in his recent starts posting a 5-3 record and a .928 save percentage.
So do they go with, the face of the franchise or the hot hand tonight in another important game? Only Ted Nolan knows.
