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Thursday
Feb282013

Suicidal Rick DiPietro Should Spark Changes In NHL

Last week when the New York Islanders waived Rick DiPietro, I had a hard time feeling bad for him.  What exactly is the team supposed to do with him?  The often-injured goalie wasn't lighting up the team in the few occasions he did play and the team really didn't have any use for him, as Evgeni Nabokov took over in net.  

And now today with the announcement that all of the taunting and comments got to DiPietro, and the man suffered from suicidal thoughts, the hockey world wants to give him a hug.  

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