By now, you’ve probably heard that voters in Nassau County said no to spending $400 million on renovating the Coliseum. That’s left the future of its anchor tenant, the New York Islanders, up in the air. The team’s owner, Charles Wang, has said that the team would honor its lease that goes through 2015. At that point, everything’s up for grabs including, says CBS Sports, moving west to join the Nets at the Barclays Center. “Aside from a passing vote or another county on Long Island stepping up to build an arena, this would be the next best solution,” says the CBS writer. What do you think of that idea?


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  1. hmmm, is brooklyn really a hockey town? i guess it could bring in some outsiders. the iphone stealers can use all the fresh bait they can get. hockey fans seem pretty dumb, so possibly a match made in heaven.

  2. hmmm, is brooklyn really a hockey town? i guess it could bring in some outsiders. the iphone stealers can use all the fresh bait they can get. hockey fans seem pretty dumb, so possibly a match made in heaven.

  3. Holy smokes – IT IS BIG ENOUGH FOR AN NHL RINK:

    Todays NY Post:
    “For years, Barclays Center officials claimed the arena would be too small for pro hockey.
    But, earlier this week, they confirmed the arena would actually be fitted with an NHL-regulation rink when it opens in September 2012.”

    From Today’s NY Times:
    “A revised design of the arena has raised doubts over whether the arena floor, in its present configuration, is large enough to accommodate an N.H.L.-sized ice sheet. But Brett Yormark, the chief executive of the Barclays Center, said the arena “will have an ice rink that can support professional hockey.”

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