 This also had to do with the second year of MacDonald's contract being a one-way deal.Many Islanders fans were apprehensive about this arrangement, feeling that MacDonald may not be ready to be DiPietro's backup on a regular basis- especially since they hoped their starting netminder was going to get more time to rest.That time to rest came earlier than expected as DiPietro started the season recovering from an injury and then went out once again to another injury after two losses.