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Dubie Likely To Start In Goal Against The Sabres

From: New York Islanders Website

New York Islanders coach Ted Nolan did not pull any punches. He could have waited as late as Thursday's morning skate to declare his goaltender for that night's Game 1 in Buffalo. Instead, he cut to the chase.

"(Wade) Dubielewicz has been playing great and right now it looks like he'll continue to play," said Nolan. "We'd like to have our injured players back (Rick DiPietro), but we can't focus on the injured players. We have to worry about the guys we have. My job is to get the players that are ready to play prepared for the Buffalo Sabres. When the doctors and the medical staff tell me someone is ready to play, then it's a coach's decision."

When asked by Newsday's Greg Logan, "So then are we looking at Dubie in Game One?" Ted said, "More than likely."

After only 17 career NHL appearances, Dubielewicz now has the job of trying to shut down the NHL's highest-scoring team. It means a lot to a guy from Invermere, British Columbia, who was signed only because an Islanders scout who went to the University of Denver to check out defenseman Ryan Caldwell couldn't overlook the little goaltender.