NHL: Islanders to buy out DiPietro

In a move that has been a long time coming, the New York Islanders will buy out Rick DiPietro.

I thought it was a stupid signing from day one.

He was never the caliber of a Lundqvist or Brodeur, and should never have been signed to that long of a deal.

Now with a compliance buyout in hand, the Islanders are taking advantage.

With the #1 pick, in the 2000 NHL Draft, the New York Islanders, picked Rick DiPietro. Now they have let him go.

I doubt we'll see him start in the 2013-2014 season, but one never knows!