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Report Islanders target midDecember for DiPietros return LOGINREGISTERHELPYOU ARE NOT LOGGED IN NHLNBAMLBCFLNFLCurlingTennisGolfSoccerNASCARFormula OneIndyCar NASCAR Canadian Tire SeriesNationwideCamping WorldAuto RacingWorld JuniorsSpengler CupMenS WHCWomenS WHCHockey CanadaAHLBoxingCanada GamesCHLCISECHLFigure SkatingLacrosseMMANCAASkiingSummer SportsWinter SportsMoreOlympicsFantasyDaily LineShowsTSN TalentCommunityMainScoresScheduleStandingsStatisticsAnaheimCalgaryChicagoColoradoColumbusDallasDetroitEdmontonLos AngelesMinnesotaNashvillePhoenixSan JoseSt LouisVancouverAtlantaBostonBuffaloCarolinaFloridaMontrealNew JerseyNY IslandersNY RangersOttawaPhiladelphiaPittsburghTampa BayTorontoWashingtonTeamsPlayersInjuriesTransactionsDaily LineNHL on TSNTradeCentreDraftCentreeotText SizeThe New York Islanders may have oftinjured goaltender Rick DiPietro back in net in two weeksAccording to Newsday DiPietro took part in the teams 90minute practice on Monday under the watchful eye of general manager Garth Snow who was impressed with his progressWe dont want to get too far ahead of ourselves Snow told Newsday Hes practicing today hell practice again tomorrow Then at some point hell do a conditioning stint in Bridgeport (AHL) and if everything goes well I would think the middle of DecemberThe Islanders have been reluctant to place any timetable on DiPietros return since he has suffered setbacks in the past Last season the former first overall pick played in just five games before being shut down for the year with lingering knee problemsDiPietro refused to mention a target date for his return but he sounds optimistic that he may be back playing games soonIve kind of really tried to put myself out of that whole thing DiPietro told the newspaper after practice I think how my knee responds and how I practice will prove to everyone involved when Im ready to come back I just continue to feel better which is a positive sign Its exciting to be backlog inLatestOldestHighest ScoreLowest ScoreKarma 50 Yeahs0 BoosYeahBooTheMetalChickDecember 6 2009 526PMWow there are some pretty ridiculous comments here Garth walked in on this contract already negotiated and he has done the best he can in a situation he didnt create As far as Rick goes he missed a season but he played over 60 games the season before lets not pretend like he has been any worse off than he actually has been Like mbarts33 said Rick is going to come back to the Isles and hopefully back up Roloson once Biron is traded as per Biron and Snows agreement when he signed here As far as rstewart25 WOW you have a crazy idea of what huge contracts are The Isles pay only 14 for Biron 25 for Roloson and 45 for DiPietro All together that is just over 8M in total and thats if all three were there all season Are there other teams that pay that for all of their goaltending put together Of cour...