@atex6175
Grew up with Rick he was unbelievably talented athlete. Injuries definitely derailed him
@clippervelocity6191
Mike Milbury was on crack the entire time he was GM of islanders
@dabrowny
Guy just had bad luck with injuries, he did decent when he wasn’t injured
@Legoface660
I don't really feel bad for him though. He gets paid 1.5M a year to go on vacation
@NHLineCombo
He’s awesome on espn NY radio. Should get more exposure on tv for nhl on espn nationally
@PenguinNote67
The Scouts were an NHL team. The Blues farm team was called the Kansas City Blues
@BillyRamirez
6:00 Osgood took this team to the playoffs. Show some goddamn respect.
@WarioSaysSo
Rick DiPietro can't be said he was a "bust" as he was a genuine tallent with a lot of potentials. But as we all know, injuries took him out and he sadly was prone to them. What made things so tough for his legacy was all BUT his fault in 1. The Islanders had freakin Roberto Luongo already and believed they needed this over him. 2. They signed him on a MONSTER big contract never seen on a goalie that STILL is alive.... so cap bombing deluxe hurt the team for ages thanks to the incompetent GM.
@charliem9831
Not a Garth Snow but that contract was something the owner, Charles Wang, pushed to be done.
@Narkogurio
I feel like considering how poor the islanders teams he played in front where he was pretty decent while not injured
@JustARegularPylon
13:22 Dan Blackburn gets a pass from the 'bust' title; he was named to the All-Rookie team in the '01-'02 season along with Dany Heatley and Ilya Kovalchuk. He suffered a weightlifting accident which left permanent nerve damage in his left shoulder to where he couldn't make high glove saves which just ended his career.
@Classic.Cameras
Worst contract in NHL history is the Alexi Yashin contract, then Darnell Nurse.
@mattvball17
I remember him for caring for his dog and helping get him an international health certificate so he can play overseas during a strike. Love him and his wife; super nice people.
@jean-philippedoyon9904
Rick DiPietro is the best exemple of the bad management of a great asset....Bad management of ice time, bad management of health and psychology, atrocious management of contract. Also he had no support from a good team in front of him. Sad really...
@peter8367
without injuries, i think he could have had a longer and more successful career
@kyledavidson8712
Awesome vid bud more please
@pyrielrising4338
Very generous....I would have called it "The worst contract in the history of professional sports". I honestly cannot think of one that is close.
@CB14.
wow dude you don’t miss on these videos
@leafsfanforever2896
Since Billy Smith: - Kelly Hrudey (1984-1989) - Glenn Healy (1989-1993) - Ron Hextall (1993-1994) - Tommy Soderstrom (1994-1996) - Tommy Salo (1996-1999) - John Vanbiesbrouck (1999-2001) - Chris Osgood (2001-2003) - Rick DiPietro (2003-2009) - Dwayne Roloson (2009-2011) - Al Montoya (2011) - Evgeni Nabokov (2011-2014) - Jaroslav Halak (2014-2018) - Robin Lehner (2018-2019) - Semyon Varlamov (2019-2021) - Ilya Sorokin (2021-present; first franchise goalie since Billy Smith)
@BloodRider1914