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Islanders put goalie DiPietro on waivers

Dallas Stars v New York Islanders

of the New York Islanders of the Dallas Stars on October 23, 2008 at Nassau Coliseum in Uniondale, New York. The Stars defeated the Isles 5-3.

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The New York Islanders will be placing oft-injured goalie Rick DiPietro on waivers at noon today (update: it’s done), reports Newsday’s Arthur Staple.

Once DiPietro clears (and you can bet he’ll clear), the 31-year-old will be assigned to AHL Bridgeport, with goalie Kevin Poulin reportedly getting the call to the NHL.

DiPietro is 0-3-0 with a 4.10 goals-against average and .855 save percentage. The 31-year-old former first overall draft pick has a contract that runs through 2020-21 with an annual salary (and cap hit) of $4.5 million.

With DiPietro in the minors, and after acquiring Tim Thomas’s contract from Boston, the Isles will have $8.6 million* in cap space committed to two goalies that aren’t playing for the team.

When asked by ESPN.com about the club’s plans for DiPietro, general manager Garth Snow refused to “speculate what the future may hold.”

But an NHL team executive told ESPN.com’s Pierre LeBrun: “You would think they will buy him out after this season. If they do, they might not use the (new CBA) transition buyout so that his buyout counts against the floor going forward.”

According to CapGeek, a DiPietro buyout (non-transition version) would result in an annual $1.5 million cap hit through 2028-29.

*DiPietro’s $4.5 million minus $900,000 (per new CBA) plus Thomas’s $5 million.