Well, as you've probably heard, Butch Goring was fired as coach of the
Islanders over the weekend; assistant coach Lorne Henning will take
over on an interim basis. Early in the year, the Isles had some modest
success, and it looked as though the Isles were on track to some real
progress; even now, most of their losses are close, and the games are
competitive. Sooner or later, ownership will come to grips with the fact
that the lone constant in the Islanders (further) demise the last few years
is Mike Milbury, and will make future changes with this fact in mind.
The Isles are at best a mediocre team with a lot of heart, that simply
doesn't know how to win; DiPietro may simply be a lame-duck goalie
until the proper infusion of quality personnel (player and/or
management) is met. As an Isles fan, I for one feel for him, and wish him
the best.

Robert

> I saw that DiPietro (spelling?) was shellshocked in a 6-0 Isles loss the
> other nite, he was removed after allowing 4 goals early. I hope the Isles
> know what they are doing. In the NFL, it used to be that even a very
> talented rookie QB with a weak team (especially offensive line) could get
> wrecked both physically and emotionally by the constant pounding and
> depressing lack of results. I hope the Islanders know what they are doing,
> and dont ruin what should become a stellar pro career. Anyone closer to the
> situation know what is going on?
>
> Tony Buffa
> RPI '64                 Go Engineers!!