I just want him to go to not the Atlantic Division, please.
How do you think I feel? The Isles haven't beaten the Flyers in regulation in something like 6 years.
That's the problem. Dipietro has something like 10 or 11 years left on his contract. It would actually be an okay cap hit (4.5) if he was healthy. Ricky has absolutely no reason to retire. Buying him out really isn't an option.
The one positive from a goaltending perspective is the Isles have two or three good ones on the way. Kevin Poulin, Anders Nilsson & Mikko Koskinen. Right now Poulin is the best of the bunch, but Nilsson was just signed & he's coming off a really good year in the Swedish Elite League.
I wouldn't worry to much though. The Pens made the playoffs & gave Tampa all they could handle without Crosby & Malkin. The Pens will be just fine if they can stay healthy.
I suppose there are better places for the Isles to spend their money. Like forwards and defensemen. You've got plenty of room under the cap to spend, too, but maybe not the funds to take advantage of it.
And I'm really confident in the Penguins going forward. I just hate seeing the Flyers win, even if we're beating up on them when we play them.
