Either that, or there's limited wifi on Fire Island....
- JohnScammo

I'll bet you could find a guy to erect a pole for you

I'll bet you could find a guy to erect a pole for you
- eichiefs9

*fixed Kvasha*

In fairness to DP, which I didn't like him, the pick, the trade, etc, he was slowly becoming an allstar/elite G before his meltdown.....
"In Luongo I trusted"
- Ur Not Me

I have to disagree. He was what he was between 2003-2008, which was a good middle-of-the-pack NHL goalie with durability issues. There was no sign that he was going to improve upon that. He never learned how to handle the puck in the NHL like Brodeur or Turco and he never lost his penchant for letting in soft goals at inopportune times.

I hate Kirk Muller!

I believe at the time of the 2006 Olympics, the U.S goalies were ranked: 1. DP; 2. Miller; 3. Quick.
- JohnScammo

pretty sure Quick was at Umass in 2006.....

I have to disagree. He was what he was between 2003-2008, which was a good middle-of-the-pack NHL goalie with durability issues. There was no sign that he was going to improve upon that. He never learned how to handle the puck in the NHL like Brodeur or Turco and he never lost his penchant for letting in soft goals at inopportune times.
- Snowblind

One of DP's early injuries occurred at the All Star game, so you can't argue that he wasn't an All Star. You can only argue that he did not deserve to be there.

pretty sure Quick was at Umass in 2006.....
- Dan Petriw

I don't remember who the 3rd G was, but I know it wasn't Quick



Robert Esche & John Grahame ------ yikes

pretty sure Quick was at Umass in 2006.....
- Dan Petriw

Yeah, I wasn't sure about that. Esche and Grahame were the other two goalies with DP at those Olympics. The point was really just that once upon a time DP was considered one of the top goalies. And I do seem to recall that DP was ranked ahead of Miller and Quick for a brief time........maybe in 2007?

I have to disagree. He was what he was between 2003-2008, which was a good middle-of-the-pack NHL goalie with durability issues. There was no sign that he was going to improve upon that. He never learned how to handle the puck in the NHL like Brodeur or Turco and he never lost his penchant for letting in soft goals at inopportune times.
- Snowblind

slowly becoming, didn't say he was.... u don't make the Allstar team & Olympic team by being mediocre (maybe)

slowly becoming, didn't say he was.... u don't make the Allstar team & Olympic team by being mediocre (maybe)
- Ur Not Me

The best player on a bad team is likely to make the All-Star team, which RDP most certainly was in 2006 and 2008.

As for the Olympics, 2006 was not exactly a high-water mark for USA Hockey.

Noel Fogelman: The Franchise Frauds
- Noel Fogelman

Chief,Captain,Vukota and Ur Not Me

I have to disagree. He was what he was between 2003-2008, which was a good middle-of-the-pack NHL goalie with durability issues. There was no sign that he was going to improve upon that. He never learned how to handle the puck in the NHL like Brodeur or Turco and he never lost his penchant for letting in soft goals at inopportune times.
- Snowblind

I always thought that circumstance led to DP being a bust. He was a damn good goaltender to start on a sub-par team... I think as the team gained minor increases, he kept the "holy crow, I need to perform better!" mentality. This lead to his eventual string of injuries since he was not in same class of healing as a Hasek or Richter..

He fought and sadly the team kept on believing he could come back. His injuries ruined what he could have been, but the management never agreed to it until too late.

Rick, these days, is doing radio, but I think, if his knees and hip are up to it, he could do goalie coaching. He might not be up to doing the reaches in net, but he could teach them how to do it.

I always thought that circumstance led to DP being a bust. He was a damn good goaltender to start on a sub-par team... I think as the team gained minor increases, he kept the "holy crow, I need to perform better!" mentality. This lead to his eventual string of injuries since he was not in same class of healing as a Hasek or Richter..

He fought and sadly the team kept on believing he could come back. His injuries ruined what he could have been, but the management never agreed to it until too late.

Rick, these days, is doing radio, but I think, if his knees and hip are up to it, he could do goalie coaching. He might not be up to doing the reaches in net, but he could teach them how to do it.
- psycomkl

Usually they give those coaching jobs to players that were students of the game. RDP was as dumb as a bag of hammers on the ice and in his career. If he wants to wear pimp suits and become the Don Cherry/Sal Messina of the Isles' broadcast, that's cool, but he should not have anything to do with the actual team.

Chief,Captain,Vukota and Ur Not Me
- mdw7413

What are...the Sexiest Posters on Hockeybuzz, Alex?

What are...the Sexiest Posters on Hockeybuzz, Alex?
- eichiefs9

B2b, PeteV, Rangerdanger & Jimbo.

B2b, PeteV, Rangerdanger & Jimbo.
- B2B76

i heard rangerdanger looks like one of honey boo-boo's abortions

i heard rangerdanger looks like one of honey boo-boo's abortions
- eichiefs9

Ohhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhh

Ohhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhh

- B2B76

- eichiefs9

And tonight for some...a...ting different, Im gonna do that nursery rhyme bit from 1987 for the 50 thousandth time.

And tonight for some...a...ting different, Im gonna do that nursery rhyme bit from 1987 for the 50 thousandth time.
- B2B76

LITTLE BOY BLUE

he needed the money


What an ass hat

LITTLE BOY BLUE

he needed the money


What an ass hat
- eichiefs9

I still do repeat this a lot..."Remember good ole Mother Goose? I f*cked her"

I still do repeat this a lot..."Remember good ole Mother Goose? I f*cked her"
- B2B76

The nursery rhymes are funny but I think they just got beat to death.

Jack and Jill went up the hill, both wit a buck and a quartah...Jill came down wit two fifty.

The nursery rhymes are funny but I think they just got beat to death.

Jack and Jill went up the hill, both wit a buck and a quartah...Jill came down wit two fifty.
- eichiefs9

Ill never forget watching that w a school buddy in the early 90s & after that joke he goes "I don't get it". Boy was a lil slow

Ill never forget watching that w a school buddy in the early 90s & after that joke he goes "I don't get it". Boy was a lil slow
- B2B76

Yeah, I wasn't sure about that. Esche and Grahame were the other two goalies with DP at those Olympics. The point was really just that once upon a time DP was considered one of the top goalies. And I do seem to recall that DP was ranked ahead of Miller and Quick for a brief time........maybe in 2007?
- JohnScammo

yes DP was rated higher than quick in 2007 because quick started the season in the ECHL i get your point im just being an ass