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He was too young and inexperienced in the college ranks, let alone the NHL
to stay in NY anyway. It was only a matter of time. I thought Alfie was
alot more consistant, and I know that Snow and Dunham were more
consistant, and they still totter up and down. It's a BU thing to get
that cocky before things even start.
"Lindsay A. Huntoon" wrote:
> Thought I'd share this -- guess BU fans won't be flocking to the Fleet
> Center when the Islanders come to town:
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> >TOP OVERALL PICK IN DRAFT ASSIGNED TO MINORS
> >
> >UNIONDALE, N.Y. (AP) - New York Islanders goalie Rick DiPietro,
> >the first overall pick in the 2000 NHL entry draft, was assigned
> >Tuesday to Chicago of the International Hockey League. The
> >19-year-old DiPietro was the first goalie selected with the first
> >overall pick in NHL draft history. As a freshman at Boston
> >University last season, he was 18-5-5 with a 2.45 goals-against
> >average and .913 save percentage, and received Hockey East rookie
> >of the year honors. Veterans John Vanbiesbrouck and Wade Flaherty
> >will share goaltending duties to start the season for the
> >Islanders. "DiPietro was a decision simply based on
> >circumstances," Isles general manager Mike Milbury said. "This is
> >not an evaluation of his performance, because we just didn't have
> >enough time to do that. ... When Rick got hurt (groin), it just
> >made it impossible for us to get a good look at him."
> >
> >*** For the full story, see
> >http://www.infobeat.com/stories/cgi/story.cgi?id=2570161183-697
>
> Lindsay Huntoon
> M-A-I-N-E...GOOOOO BLUUUUUE!!!
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