Twice in one week, beleaguered goaltender Rick DiPietro has been the talk of the Twitter-verse, but this time the never-ending jabs and jokes came to a grinding halt after a local television reporter revealed that DiPietro said he had entertained suicidal thoughts over the past three years. However, the former New York Islanders goaltender insists those comments he made to News 12 Long Island were not meant to be taken literally. "I was just trying to draw attention to how important my wife has been to me," DiPietro told ESPNNewYork.com in a telephone interview. DiPietro said he told the reporter that if he had not had his wife's support through all the lows he has experienced -- most recently being waived by the Islanders -- that he'd have driven himself "into a tree." "DiPietro also admitted injuries, losing and fan hatred over the past three years made him think about killing himself at one point," the News 12 Long Island reporter tweeted. DiPietro said he was attempting to underscore the support he has received from his wife, Cassie, and not to make light of suicide or be insensitive about the issue. This doesn't mean that DiPietro is having an easy time. The 31-year-old goalie, whose career has been derailed by a laundry list of injuries, suffered his latest round of disappointment Friday when the team waived him and sent him to their minor league club. "Obviously, it hasn't been easy," he said. "Of course, it's been hard." Read more http://espn.go.com/new-york/nhl/story/_/id/9000106/rick-dipietro-clarifies-suicide-comment
